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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do chemists know that an oxygen molecule has unpaired electrons

OpenStudy (aaronq):

when unpaired electrons are present in a substance, the substance is paramagnetic, meaning it can be attracted or repelled by a magnetic field.

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