The meniscus of a liquid contained in one of the limbs of a narrow U-tube is held electromagnet with the meniscus in line with the field. The liquid is seen to rise. This indicates that the liquid is
A
anti-ferromagnetic
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B
paramagnetic
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C
diamagnetic
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D
non-magnetic
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Solution
The correct option is B paramagnetic Paramagnetic liquid tends to flow from region of weaker magnetic fields to stronger magnetic fields..