MCAT-General Chemistry Questions

[hsaid]

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I thought it would be nice to have a discussion board for MCAT topics/questions causing trouble for those studying for the MCAT.

Here goes my first one:

Paramagnetism vs. Diamagnetism:

-Diamagnetism
substance attracted to inducing magnetic field due to UNPAIRED ELECTRONS

-Paramagnetism
Substance repelled due to ALL PAIRED electrons

Question: Why is Sulful Diamagnetic and Not Iron?

 

[GoSpursGo]

There already is an MCAT Study Q and A board; I'll move this thread there.

 

[PiBond]

Diagmagnetic species contain no unpaired electrons while paramagnetic species do contain at least one unpaired electron.

Therefore, both iron and sulfur are paramagnetic because sulfur has unpaired electron in its p-orbital and iron has unpaired electrons in its d-orbital.

I thought it would be nice to have a discussion board for MCAT topics/questions causing trouble for those studying for the MCAT.

Here goes my first one:

Paramagnetism vs. Diamagnetism:

-Diamagnetism
substance attracted to inducing magnetic field due to UNPAIRED ELECTRONS

-Paramagnetism
Substance repelled due to ALL PAIRED electrons

Question: Why is Sulful Diamagnetic and Not Iron?