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Which of the following molecules or ions are paramagnetic? (a) $\mathrm{B}_{2},(\mathbf{b}) \mathrm{C}_{2},(\mathbf{c}) \mathrm{C}_{2}^{-},(\mathbf{d}) \mathrm{C}_{2}^{2-},(\mathrm{e}) \mathrm{F}_{2}$.
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