(b) Classify O2 and N2 as either paramagnetic or diamagnetic. Explain your answer by completing the orbitals in the given MO energy level diagrams above and referring to the electronic structure of these two molecules.

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(b) Classify O2 and N2 as either paramagnetic or diamagnetic. Explain your answer by completing the orbitals in the given MO energy level diagrams above and referring to the electronic structure of these two molecules.

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