Consider the Species N₂^-, N₂, and N₂⁺

question 36

Multiple Choice

Consider the species N₂^-, N₂, and N₂⁺. Which of these species will be paramagnetic?

• A) N₂ and N₂^-
• B) N₂⁺ and N₂
• C) N₂⁺ and N₂^-
• D) N₂^-, N₂, and N₂⁺
• E) None is paramagnetic.

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Definitions:

Mitotic Division

A type of cell division in eukaryotic cells by which chromosomes are equally divided to produce two identical daughter cells.

Conception

The process of fertilization when a sperm cell unites with an ovum, leading to the formation of a zygote.

Mitotic Cleavages

A series of cell divisions without growth phases that occur in the early embryo, leading to an increase in cell number and the formation of the multicellular structure.

Fertilization

The process of a sperm cell uniting with an egg cell, leading to the development of a fertilized egg or zygote.