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Which of the following pairs of ions have same paramagnetic moment? |
Cu2+, Ti3+ Ti3+, Ni2+ Ti4+, Cu2+ Mn2+, Cu2+ |
Cu2+, Ti3+ |
The paramagnetic moment of an ion is determined by the number of unpaired electrons in the ion. The more unpaired electrons, the greater the paramagnetic moment. Cu2+ and Ti3+ both have 1 unpaired electron in the d orbital. This means that they have the same paramagnetic moment. The other pairs of ions in the question, Ti4+, Ni2+, and Mn2+, all have different numbers of unpaired electrons. This means that they have different paramagnetic moments. Here is a table of the electronic configurations and paramagnetic moments of the ions in question:
As you can see, Cu2+ and Ti3+ are the only ions with 1 unpaired electron. This means that they have the same paramagnetic moment. So the answer is (1), Cu2+, Ti3+.
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