Question

The permanent magnetic moment of the atoms of a material is not zero. The material ________________ .

Options

• must be paramagnetic

• must be diamagnetic

• must be ferromagnetic

• may be paramagnetic

Answer 1

may be paramagnetic

 

Diamagnetic material have zero magnetic moment on their own.

Paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials have non zero permanent magnetic moment. But we are not sure about the material, whether it is Paramagnetic or ferromagnetic. If the material has large value of  permanent magnetic moment, then it will be ferromagnetic and if it has small value of  permanent magnetic moment, then it will be Paramagnetic.