Question

The magnetic susceptibility for a diamagnetic material is ______.

Options

• small and negative

• small and positive

• large and negative

• large and positive

Answer 1

The magnetic susceptibility for a diamagnetic material is small and negative.

Explanation:

A diamagnetic substance has a negligible and negative magnetic susceptibility. Magnetic fields only faintly repel diamagnetic materials. Because of the orbital motion of the electrons in their atoms, they produce a magnetic field in the opposite direction when placed in a field.