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Assertion: Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic. 

Reason: It has two unpaired electron in its bonding molecular orbital. 

(a) both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion 

(b) both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion 

(c) assertion is true but reason is false 

(d) Both assertion and reason are false

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(c) assertion is true but reason is fals

Correct statement: Oxygen molecule is paramagnetic 

Correct Reason: It has two unpaired electrons in its antibonding molecular orbital.

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