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Question
Assertion: Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic.
Reason: It has two unpaired electron in its bonding molecular orbital.
Options
Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Assertion is true but reason is false
Both assertion and reason are false
Solution
Assertion is true but reason is false
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