Question

Question #51dbc

Answer 1

Talking about atoms, not molecules...
Nitrogen

Explanation:

Paramagnetic materials are attracted by an externally applied magnetic field and form internal, induced magnetic fields in the direction of the applied magnetic field. <--extract from this page

They have at least one unpaired electron whereas diamagnetic have none as they only have paired electrons.

(Atom of) Nitrogen (N) [not `N_2`]configuration:

`1s^2 2s^2 2p^3` ...there are 3 unpaired electrons in the 2p orbital.

Phosphorus (P) is diamagnetic.