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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism

Paramagnetism
Paramagnetism causes the substance to be attracted into the inducing magnetic field.

Paramagnetism is associated with unpaired electrons.
Any substance that has both paired and unpaired electrons will exhibit a net paramagnetism.

Diamagnetism
Diamagnetism causes the substance to be repelled into the inducing magnetic field.

Diamagnetism is associated with paired electrons.