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Question:

Which of the following substances has negative magnetic susceptibility?

Paramagnetic

Ferromagnetic

Diamagnetic

All of these

Solution:

Magnetic susceptibility is the degree of magnetization of material in response to an applied magnetic field. Thus, M = χH. In case of diamagnetic materials, the magnetic field in the material is weakened by the induced magnetization. Thus, the magnetic susceptibility of diamagnetic materials is negative.