Given below are two statements:

Statement I: , and are weakly attracted by magnetic field and are magnetized in the same direction as the magnetic field.

Statement II: NaCl and are weakly magneti

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: ,  and  are weakly attracted by magnetic field and are magnetized in the same direction as the magnetic field.

Statement II: NaCl and  are weakly magnetized in opposite direction to the magnetic field.

Choose the most appropriate answer:

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Step 1 — Evaluate Statement I:
- : has 2 unpaired electrons → paramagnetic (attracted by field, magnetized in same direction) ✓
- : d⁹, 1 unpaired electron → paramagnetic ✓
- : d⁵, 5 unpaired electrons → paramagnetic ✓
- All three are paramagnetic → weakly attracted and magnetized in same direction as field
- Statement I is correct ✓

Step 2 — Evaluate Statement II:
- NaCl: ionic compound, all electrons paired → diamagnetic (weakly repelled, magnetized opposite to field) ✓
- : all electrons pair

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