The line of thinking was basically that if we apply a strong enough magnetic source (a field from a bar magnet) that any paramagnetic material would exhibit displacement. My understanding is that only a fraction of the paramagnetic material's electrons (those with the correct spin direction) will show magnetic behaviour, but my assumption was that the fraction would be greater than zero, and would therefore be observable.
Perhaps there is a little more nuance that I'm missing here. Feel free to let me know if you see an error with this assumption or any additional thoughts - it's appreciated.
cmlynarski OP t1_iut2bia wrote
Reply to comment by Live-Goose7887 in How can I predict whether a salt will retain its paramagnetism in solution? by cmlynarski
Thank you kindly for the reply!
The line of thinking was basically that if we apply a strong enough magnetic source (a field from a bar magnet) that any paramagnetic material would exhibit displacement. My understanding is that only a fraction of the paramagnetic material's electrons (those with the correct spin direction) will show magnetic behaviour, but my assumption was that the fraction would be greater than zero, and would therefore be observable.
Perhaps there is a little more nuance that I'm missing here. Feel free to let me know if you see an error with this assumption or any additional thoughts - it's appreciated.