How to know if a given element is paramagnetic?

I don't ask for compounds. I just need to know about the elements/ions. For example, Ti2+, Co?

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juel · Ernest Z.
May 6, 2018

By finding out the electron pairing u can understand that the product is Paramegnetic or diamagnetic.

Explanation:

U have to find out the Oxidation nuber of the central atom of the compound.Then u have to synchonise the remaining electron as per hund's rule and pauli's rule.

If you have any unpaired electrons then it will be paramagnetic.

![https://useruploads.socratic.org/YffpsrLlTICgpCNSmXMl_main-qimg-27e4905188cc2b1c31231e679318658c-c.jpg)

Here in this picture oxygen is paramagnetic because there are two unpaired electrons.

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