Why is KO₂ paramagnetic?
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cuz oxygen atom bear half oxidation state & also act as free radical species .... being unpaired it's para
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KO2 is a superoxide in which , only one electron is released from the dioxygen atom and a superoxide ion is represented as 02 .
KO2 is a superoxide which contains odd
number of electrons ( unpaired
electrons ) . Thus Ko2 is paramagnetic .
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