Engineering
Chemistry
Alkali Metals and Properties
Dichromate and Permanganate Ion Reactions
Metal Ammonia Solution
Question

The pair(s) of reagents that yield paramagnetic species is/are

Cu and dilute HNO3         

Na and excess of NH3

O2 and 2-ethylanthraquinol

K and excess of O2

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Solution

[A] Na + (x+y)NH3 → [Na(NH3)x]+ + y  e¯ (paramagnetic)

                                            Blue colour solution

[B] K + O2 → KO2¯ (paramagnetic)

[C] Cu + dil HNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + H2O + NO (paramagnetic)

[D] O2 + 2-ethylanthraquinol will give H2O2 (diamagnetic)