Why is the solution of an alkali metal in ammonia paramagnetic?
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Alkali metals dissolve in liquid ammonia to give deep blue solutions that are conducting in nature. This happens because the alkali metal atom readily loses the valence electron in ammonia solution. Both the cation and the electron combine with ammonia to form ammoniated cation and ammoniated electron.
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