1. how many unpaired electrons are in the fluorine atom? this atom is ... a. paramagnetic ... b. diamagnetic fill in the blank 2 ... 2. how many unpaired electrons are in the zinc atom? this atom is ... a. paramagnetic ... b. diamagnetic fill in the blank 4

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Number of unpaired electrons present is 1 electron therefore it is paramagnetic in nature. Number of unpaired electrons in zinc is zero therefore it is diamagnetic in nature

The magnetic properties of a compound can be determined from the electronic configuration and the size of the atoms. Because magnetism is generated by the electronic spin. The number of unpaired electrons in a specific compound indicates how magnetic the compound is.

If there are unpaired electrons present in the electronic configuration then the compound is said to be paramagnetic in nature. If the compounds have all paired electrons then the compound is said to be diamagnetic in nature.

In case of Fluorine the atomic number of the atom is 9 so we can see that in the 2p orbital there are 5 electron among which 4 are paired electrons and 1 is unpaired electrons. Hence it is paramagnetic in nature.

Zinc atomic number is 30, and we see that there are no unpaired electrons that are present hence the atom is diamagnetic in nature.

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