Q. Which one of the following species is diamagnetic in nature?

A) $H_{2}^{-}$
B) $H_{2}^{+}$
C) $H_{2}$
D) ${He}_{2}^{+}$
Explanation

(c)
A species is said to be diamagnetic if it has all electrons paired
[table] Species | Electrons | MO electronic configuration | Magnetic behaviour ; $H_{2}^{-}$
$H_{2}^{+}$
$H_{2}$
${He}_{2}^{+}$ | 3
1
2
3 | $\sigma 1s^{2}\ _{\sigma}^{*}1s^{1}$
$\sigma 1s^{1}$
$\sigma 1s^{2}$
$\sigma 1s^{2}\ _{\sigma}^{*}1s^{1}$ | Paramagnetic
Paramagnetic
Diamagnetic
Paramagnetic [/table]

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