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Paramagnetism

An atom&#39;s net magnetic dipole moment is the vector sum of its orbital and the spin magnetic moment.
Some materials possess a finite magnetic moment due to the unpaired electrons in each atom and are called paramagnets. These moments are randomly oriented without a magnetic field; thus, the net moment is zero.
Under an external field, the torque acting on a moment tends to align it along the field&#39;s direction. However, the atom&#39;s random thermal motion tries to disorient the moment.
These two competing effects align only a few moments along the field direction, which generates an additional magnetic field proportional to the material&#39;s magnetization. This magnetization equals the total magnetic moment per unit volume.
The resultant field is the sum of the external and induced fields. Curie&#39;s Law states that the magnetization is directly proportional to the applied magnetic field and inversely proportional to the temperature.
Unlike diamagnets, paramagnets attract the magnetic field, and the relative permeability of paramagnets is slightly greater than unity. The susceptibility is positive and temperature-dependent for paramagnets.

paramagnetism

Paramagnets are materials with unpaired electrons that possess a finite magnetic moment. In the absence of a magnetic field, these moments are randomly oriented, and thus the net moment is zero. Under an external field, a torque acting on the moments tends to align them along the field&#39;s direction. However, the random thermal motion of electrons produces a torque opposite to the external field and tries to disorient the moments. These two competing effects align only a few moments along the field direction, which generates an additional magnetic field proportional to the material&#39;s magnetization. Thus, in a paramagnetic material, only a small fraction (roughly one-third) of the magnetic dipoles are aligned with the applied field.

The relative importance of these two competing processes can be estimated by comparing the energies involved. The magnetic dipole energy is the energy difference between magnetic dipoles aligned with and against a magnetic field. It is twice the product of the magnitude of the dipole moment and the applied magnetic field. Considering a magnetic field of 1 Tesla acting on a hydrogen atom, the energy difference is of the order of 10-23J. At room temperature, the thermal energy per atom is of the order of 10-21J. Clearly, the thermal energy is 102&#160;times greater than the magnetic dipole energy. Thus, energy exchanges in thermal collisions interfere with the magnetic dipole alignment, and only a small fraction of dipoles are aligned at any instant. Curie&#39;s law gives the magnetization in paramagnetic materials.

The magnetic permeability of paramagnets is slightly greater than unity. Their susceptibility is positive and temperature-dependent.

Paramagnets are materials with unpaired electrons that possess a finite magnetic moment. In the absence of a magnetic field, these moments are randomly ...

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paramagnetism and magnetic alignment

Paramagnetism and magnetic alignment explain how some materials respond to an outside magnetic field. Paramagnets contain unpaired electrons, so they have a finite magnetic moment. When no magnetic field is present, these moments point in random directions, and the net moment is zero.

When an external field is applied, a torque acts on the magnetic moments and pulls them toward the field direction. At the same time, thermal motion of the electrons creates a competing torque that tries to disturb that alignment. Because of these two opposing effects, only a small number of moments line up with the field, and the material produces an additional magnetic field linked to its magnetization.

In a paramagnetic material, only a small fraction of the magnetic dipoles align with the applied field at any instant, roughly one-third. The balance between alignment and disorder can be estimated by comparing energy scales. The magnetic dipole energy is the energy difference between dipoles aligned with and against the field, and it equals twice the product of the dipole moment and the applied magnetic field.

For a magnetic field of 1 Tesla acting on a hydrogen atom, this energy difference is about 10-23 J. At room temperature, the thermal energy per atom is about 10-21 J. That means thermal energy is about 10^2 times larger, so collisions interfere with alignment and keep most dipoles from staying aligned.

Curie’s law describes the magnetization of paramagnetic materials. Their magnetic permeability is slightly greater than unity. Their susceptibility is positive and depends on temperature.

Paramagnetism and Magnetic Alignment

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Magnetic Field from a Current Element

The Biot-Savart law links a current-carrying wire to the magnetic field it creates. It gives both the magnitude and the direction of that field. The law is named for Jean-Baptiste Biot and Félix Savart, who studied how a straight wire carrying current interacts with a permanent magnet. A current-carrying wire produces a magnetic field around it. To describe the field from a tiny section of wire, we use an infinitesimal current element, dl. The direction of dl follows the direction of the...

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Calculating Magnetic Fields with Biot-Savart

The Biot-Savart law is used to calculate the magnetic field made by a steady current. A mobile phone battery bank and the wire between the two can be used as an example of that current. At a field point P, the goal is to find the magnitude of the magnetic field created by the current in the wire. The first step is to look at a small current element of length dl. This element is at a distance r from the field point. The known values are the current, the length of the current element, the...

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Magnetic Fields from Charges in Motion

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Net Magnetic Field at the Midpoint of Two Wires

Two parallel straight wires can create a net magnetic field at the point halfway between them. In this example, the wires carry currents of 10 A and 20 A and are separated by 20 cm. The midpoint, labeled P2, is 10 cm from each wire. The magnetic field lines around each wire form counterclockwise concentric circles. At the midpoint, the field from one wire can point in the opposite direction from the field from the other wire. The net magnetic field is found by magnetic field superposition,...

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Parallel Currents and the Pinch Effect

Parallel current-carrying wires can pull on each other with a magnetic force. The force has the same size on both conductors. Its direction depends on whether the currents flow in the same direction or in opposite directions. The magnetic field from one long, straight wire acts on a finite length of the other wire. The force on that wire comes from the product of its current and the cross product of its length vector with the field. Using the right-hand rule, the second conductor is pulled...

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Field Along the Axis of a Current Loop

A circular current loop creates a magnetic field along its axis. For a loop of radius a carrying current I, the field at a point P can be found with the Biot-Savart law. The point P lies a distance x from the center of the loop. The field from a tiny current element dl points at an angle θ. At every point on the loop, the current element and the unit vector toward P are perpendicular. Using that relationship and writing r in terms of x and a gives the size of the field from each element. The...

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Magnetic Circulation Around a Current

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Choosing an Amperian Loop for Magnetic Fields

Ampere's law connects a closed loop path with the current enclosed by that loop. The line integral of the magnetic field around the path equals the vacuum permeability times the enclosed current. A right-hand rule helps set the sign of the current. If the fingers curl with the integration path, the thumb gives positive current. Current opposite the thumb direction is negative. Solving magnetic field problems with Ampere's law starts by checking symmetry in the current distribution. If the...

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Solenoids as Controllable Electromagnets

A solenoid is a tightly wound coil of insulated conducting wire. It acts as an electromagnet, and its magnetic field comes from the combined field of each turn in the coil. In an ideal solenoid, the magnetic field inside is almost uniform and points along the solenoid axis. The magnetic field outside is nearly zero. Each turn can be treated as a circular current-carrying loop, and each loop creates a magnetic dipole moment. The dipole moment from one turn equals the current multiplied by the...

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Solenoid Field Strength Example

A solenoid is a conducting wire coated with an insulating material and wound tightly into a helical coil. Its magnetic field comes from the vector sum of the fields from each turn. For an ideal solenoid, the field inside depends directly on the number of turns per unit length and the current. The magnetic field outside an ideal solenoid is zero. In this example, a solenoid has 100 turns wrapped around a cylinder that is 1 cm in diameter and 10 cm long. A current of 0.5 A is passed through the...

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Toroid Magnetic Fields and Turn Count

A toroid is a donut-shaped coil made from a single conducting wire. It usually has many circular loops that sit perpendicular to its axis. When current flows through it, the magnetic field forms circular lines around the axis. The right-hand rule shows the field direction: curl the fingers of your right hand with the current, and your thumb points in the magnetic field direction. Inside a toroid, the magnetic field changes with distance from the axis. It varies inversely with that distance.

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Solenoid Vector Potential Explained

The magnetic vector potential can be used to describe the magnetic field inside an ideal solenoid. In magnetostatics, the magnetic field has zero divergence, so it can be written as the curl of a vector potential. This idea connects the magnetic field to a potential in the same way that electrostatics connects the electric field to an electric potential. For an ideal solenoid, the magnetic field inside is given by the vacuum permeability, the number of turns per unit length, and the current.

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Magnetization and Bound Currents

Magnetization describes how a magnetic material responds to an external magnetic field. In paramagnets and ferromagnets, magnetic dipoles align with the field. In diamagnets, the dipoles align opposite to the field. Magnetization is the dipole moment per unit volume, and it plays a role similar to polarization in electrostatics. The magnetic vector potential of a magnetized material can be written in terms of its aligned dipoles. This form is simplified with vector analysis. One term...

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Magnetic Fields at Material Interfaces

Magnetic fields change at the boundary between two magnetic materials, and the change depends on the surface conditions at the interface. A magnetic field can be discontinuous at a surface current, just as an electric field can change across a surface charge. The component of the magnetic field that points perpendicular to the boundary stays continuous. The component parallel to the boundary behaves differently. It becomes discontinuous by an amount equal to the vacuum permeability times the...

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Free Current and Magnetization in Ampere’s Law

Ampere’s law in matter links magnetic fields to the free current in a magnetized material. In such materials, the total current density has two parts. These are the free current density and the bound current density. The free current comes from the motion of free electrons inside the material. The bound current comes from the alignment of magnetic dipole moments. In vacuum, the differential form of Ampere’s law says that the curl of the magnetic field equals permeability times current density.

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How Materials Respond to Magnetic Fields

Magnetic susceptibility and permeability describe how materials respond to a magnetic field. In linear magnetic materials, magnetization is proportional to the magnetic field intensity. The proportionality constant is magnetic susceptibility, which is a dimensionless number. The value of susceptibility depends on the material. Diamagnetic materials develop moments opposite to the applied field. Their susceptibility is slightly negative, usually about 10^-5 to 10^-6. This effect comes from the...

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Electron Spin and Bohr Magneton

Electrons create magnetic effects through both orbital motion and spin. When an electron moves around a nucleus, it acts like a tiny current loop. That current produces a magnetic dipole moment that is proportional to the electron's orbital angular momentum. The orbital angular momentum is quantized in units of the reduced Planck's constant. Because of that, the magnetic dipole moment is also quantized in the Bohr magneton. The Bohr magneton has a value of 9.27 x 10 -24 Am 2. Electrons also...

diamagnetism

Diamagnetism and Magnetic Repulsion

Diamagnetism is the magnetic response of materials that are repelled by an external magnetic field. These materials contain paired electrons, so they have no net magnetic moment at first. When a magnetic field is applied, moments opposite to the field are induced. Anton Brugmans discovered this effect in 1778 after observing that bismuth is repelled by magnetic fields. He used this observation to suggest that diamagnets are pushed away from magnets. In a non-uniform magnetic field, diamagnets...

Paramagnetism and magnetic alignment explain how some materials respond to an outside magnetic field. Paramagnets contain unpaired electrons, so they have a finite magnetic moment. When no magnetic field is present, these moments point in random directions, and the net moment is zero. When an external field is applied, a torque acts on the magnetic moments and pulls them toward the field direction. At the same time, thermal motion of the electrons creates a competing torque that tries to...

ferromagnetism

Magnetic Domains and Hysteresis

Ferromagnetic materials like iron, nickel, and cobalt contain magnetic domains. Inside each domain, magnetic dipoles line up in the same direction. Quantum mechanical coupling keeps this alignment strong, so room-temperature thermal motion usually cannot break it. As a result, each domain has a net dipole moment. Some materials have weaker coupling and become ferromagnetic only at lower temperatures. When an external magnetic field is applied, the dipoles rotate to match the field. At the same...

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Learn how paramagnetic materials respond to an external magnetic field, why thermal motion limits alignment, and how Curie’s law describes magnetization.

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