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what is difference between the atom or molecule of a dimagnetic and a paramagnetic material?

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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Atoms/molecules of diamagnetic substances have electrons that can be grouped in pairs with spins in the opposite sense. In paramagnetic materials, atoms/molecules have excess electrons that spin in the same sense.