Why superoxide of alkali metals are paramagnetic while normal oxides are diamagnetic?
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The Alkali metals , i.e., K , Rb and Cs react with oxygen to form superoxides of general formula MO₂
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The superoxide ion has three electron bond, i.e., it has one unpaired electron which makes it colored and paramagnetic.
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The normal oxides of alkali metals are , however , colorless and diamagnetic .
because it have no unpaired electron .
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The Alkali metals , i.e., K , Rb and Cs react with oxygen to form superoxides of general formula MO₂
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The superoxide ion has three electron bond, i.e., it has one unpaired electron which makes it colored and paramagnetic.
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The normal oxides of alkali metals are , however , colorless and diamagnetic .
because it have no unpaired electron .
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