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Past exam of the chemistry B course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / Paper 2 / B6 / a / iv / Solution by

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Both complexes have all their

d

electrons paired, so

S = 0

. Their spin-only magnetic moment is therefore

μ_{eff} = 2 S (S + 1) μ_{B} = 0 B.M. for both complexes .

(1)

They exhibit diamagnetism. The formula describes the spin contribution; it does not say that a closed-shell sample has no diamagnetic response to an applied field.

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