MCQ
Which of the following arrangements shows the correct order of decreasing paramagnetism?
  • A
    $N > Al > O > Ca$
  • B
    $N > O > Al > Ca$
  • $O > N > Al > Ca$
  • D
    $O > N > Ca > Al$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$O > N > Al > Ca$
c
In a period the value of ionisation potential increases from left to right with breaks where the atoms have some what stable configuration. In this case $N$ has half filled stable orbital. Hence has highest ionisation energy. Thus the correct order is $B < C < O < N$ not $B < C < N < O$

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