Which of the following statements is false? A) The carbon-carbon bond in C₂^2- is shorter than the one in CH₃CH₃. B) The carbon-carbon bond in C₂^2- is stronger than the one in CH₃CH₃. C) C₂ is diamagnetic. D) C₂ is paramagnetic. E) Two of these statements are false.

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C₂^2- has an even number of electrons and therefore is diamagnetic. The carbon-carbon bonds in C₂^2- and CH₃CH₃ both have the same bond order and length, so neither A nor B is false. Therefore, the only remaining false statement is D, as C₂^2- does not have any unpaired electrons and is not paramagnetic.

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