Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic because

  • [IIT 1984]
  • A

    Bonding electrons are more than antibonding electrons

  • B

    Contains unpaired electrons

  • C

    Bonding electrons are less than antibonding electrons

  • D

    Bonding electrons are equal to antibonding electrons

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$(I)$   $Na_2O_2$

$(II)$  $O_2 [AsF_6]$

$(III)$  $CsO_2$

$(IV)$  $O_2$

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  • [JEE MAIN 2014]

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