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a) Why are th...

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a) Why are the field lines repelled when a diamagnetic material is placed in an external
uniform magnetic field .

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This is because when any diamagnetic material is placed into a magnetic field its atoms acquire an induced magnetic moment pointing in a direction opposite to that of the external field.

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