Which is paramagnetic?
(a) carbocation
(b)carbanion
(c)singlet carbene
(d)free radical
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Answer: (b) carbanion is paramagnetic.
Explanation: Since it contain 7 electrons, it contain 4 electron in bonding orbital and 3 electron in antibonding orbital. Its bond order is 0.5 which is less than of carbon. That's why it is paramagnetic
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Explanation:
carbocation is diamagnetic.contains 6 electrons in its outer most shell....... singlet carbenes are diamagnetic while as triplet carbenes r paramagnetic........ .carbanion is paramagnetic..has 7 electrons...4 in bonding orbitals and 3 in antibonding orbitals
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