Question

One method of experimentally determining whether a species is paramagnetic is to weigh it in an instrument called a magnetic susceptibility balance. This is a balance with a strong electromagnet placed next to the sample holder. If the species is paramagnetic, the mass reading of the balance will increase when the field is switched on.Classify these species as paramagnetic or diamagneticWhich species will have the strongest mass shift on a magnetic susceptibility balance?

Answer 1

Diamagnetic have paired electrons while paramagnetic have at least one unpaired electron.

Step-by-step explanation:

F2, C2 and N2 are diamagnetic while O2 and B2 are paramagnetic. Diamagnetic are those atoms which have paired electrons while paramagnetic are those atoms which contain at least one unpaired electron so we can say that F2, C2 and N2 have paired electrons while O2 and B2 have unpaired electrons. When diamagnetic materials are allowed to contact with external magnetic field so they will be repelled while paramagnetic materials are attracted by magnetic field due to the presence of unpaired electrons.

Iron oxide (FeO) is the strongest paramagnetic material having the value of 720.