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Magnetism And Matter

Question
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Out of the two magnetic materials, 'A' has relative permeability slightly greater than unity while 'B' has less than unity. Identify the nature of the materials 'A' and 'B'. Will their susceptibilities be positive or negative? 

Solution

A is a paramagnetic material because its permeability is greater than unity and its susceptibility is positive. The relative permeability of a paramagnetic material is between 1 space less than space mu subscript r space less than 1 plus epsilon  and susceptibility is 0 space less than space straight capital chi space less than straight epsilon. space

For a diamagnetic material, the relative permeability lies between 0 ≤ μr < 1 and its susceptibility lies between −1<  χ<  0.


Therefore, 'B' is a diamagnetic material and its susceptibility is negative.
This is because its relative permeability is less than unity.

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