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diamagnetic material

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diamagnetic material

Material that is weakly repelled by a magnet. All substances are diamagnetic but the behaviour is often masked by stronger forms of magnetism such as paramagnetic or ferromagnetic behaviour.

Diamagnetism is caused by changes in the orbits of electrons in the substance induced by the applied field. Diamagnetic materials have a small negative magnetic susceptibility.



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