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paramagnetic

paramagnetic

9.1
A material that is weakly attracted by a magnet because it has electrons that do not pair
  • adjective
  • /ˌpærəˈmæɡnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : paramagnético
  • But a metal like aluminum that is not ferromagnetic but is paramagnetic slightly attracted to magnetic fields.
  • paramagnetic ions

But a metal like aluminum that is not ferromagnetic but is paramagnetic slightly attracted to magnetic fields.

Examples

  • In 1940, Kusch, Millman, and Rabi successfully applied the magnetic resonance method to beams of paramagnetic atoms, and those experiments were followed by many microwave studies of atomic hyperfine structures.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The MRI is able to detect changes in blood oxygenation since hemoglobin is magnetic when oxygenated, but paramagnetic when deoxygenated.

    Blog text (27)
  • And then a few materials like aluminum are paramagnetic, and paramagnetic means it's attracted to magnets.

  • Small paramagnetic beads are coated with antibodies having a specific affinity for enterococci.

    Academic text (2010)
  • In the lab, the researchers focused on the paramagnetic materials that would enhance the performance of their experiments.

  • Sodium ions have a paramagnetic property, which means they can be drawn toward a magnetic field.

  • Some metals exhibit paramagnetic behavior, allowing them to respond to external magnetic influences.

Compounds

A method that uses microwaves to study how substances with unpaired electrons react to magnets

How Magnetic

ferromagnetic
  • Specialized
1 9.3
paramagnetic
  • Specialized
9.1
diamagnetic
  • Specialized
1 9.9
nonmagnetic
  • Specialized
5.1

Surface Forms

paramagnetic positive

Morphology

paramagnetic = magnetic (semi-transparent) = para + magnet + ic

The form clearly contains 'magnetic' with the scientific prefix 'para-', but the specialized sense is not fully predictable for an average learner.

Etymology

The word paramagnetic comes from the part para- meaning 'beside' or 'near' and magnetic from magnet. It literally means 'near magnetism', so paramagnetic materials are weakly attracted to a magnet because tiny parts inside act like small magnets.