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Sources of Magnetic Fields
Diamagnetism and Magnetic Repulsion
Description
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 e...
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Transcript
An atom's net magnetic dipole moment is the vector sum of its orbital and the spin moment.
Materials consisting of atoms with paired electrons have zero net magnetic moments, and under an external magnetic field, moments opposite to the field are induced. Such materials are called diamagnets.
In an external magnetic field, an elect...
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