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ORGOsmic

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Is Magnesium paramagnetic?
« on: April 27, 2005, 04:28:55 PM »
Just wondering because if it is, it's throwing off our H-NMR readings.  Thanks
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Re:Is Magnesium paramagnetic?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2005, 05:14:16 PM »
Magnesium has 2 paired valence electrons, you tell me.
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Re:Is Magnesium paramagnetic?
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2005, 12:49:48 AM »
  :D Did I just get pwnd?  I cracked open the gen chem book and it says that paramagneticism is when there are unpaired electrons.  Obviously, not the case because Mg has full valence electron shell at 3p.  Apparently, Mg is diamagnetic.
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Re:Is Magnesium paramagnetic?
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2005, 06:35:11 PM »
Quote from: ORGOsmic on April 30, 2005, 12:49:48 AM
 :D Did I just get pwnd?  

Yes, yes you did. ;)
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