why is B2 paramagnetic while C2 is diamagnetic? Share with your friends Share 0 Vartika Jain answered this Dear Student, B2 : The electronic configuration of B is 1s2 2s2 2p1. The M.O. configuration of B2 is : σ 1s2, σ *1s2, σ 2s2, σ *2s2,π2pz1, π2py1Since boron consists of two unpaired electrons in π2p, thus it is paramagnetic in nature. C2 : The electronic configuration of C is 1s2 2s2 2p2. The M.O. configuration of C2 is : σ 1s2, σ *1s2, σ 2s2, σ *2s2,π2pz2, π2py2Since carbon consists of any unpaired electrons, thus it is diamagnetic in nature. 5 View Full Answer
