diamagnetic
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- adjective
- /ˌdaɪəˈmæɡnɪk/
- Specialized
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diamagnetico
- When exposed to strong magnetic fields, a diamagnetic substance can experience levitation.
- diamagnetic levitation
Examples
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Fields strong enough to lift diamagnetic materials became available during the mid-20th century.
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This is bismuth and it is the most, most diamagnetic material that is naturally occurring.
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So is this diamagnetic or paramagnetic?
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With respect to possible applications, some features of diamagnetic levitation are really unique.
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However counterintuitive the magnetic lifting of seemingly nonmagnetic objects may be, there are more surprises in store for the physicist looking into diamagnetic levitation.
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A diamagnetic object can levitate only close to an inflection point of the vertical component of the magnetic field, where d²Bz/dz² = 0.
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The idea of diamagnetic levitation is so attractive that, when first learning about it, experimental physicists naturally start thinking—if only for a brief moment—about employing the effect in their own particular research.
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Bismuth is an example of a diamagnetic material that is slightly repelled by magnetic fields.
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Copper is classified as diamagnetic because it is repelled by the magnetic field.
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Etymology
Diamagnetic joins dia-, used here like 'opposite' or 'against', and magnetic, from magnet meaning 'relating to magnets'. So a diamagnetic material acts 'against' a magnetic field and is slightly 'pushed away' by a magnet.