The magnetic susceptibility is negative for:

The magnetic susceptibility is negative for:
  1. diamagnetic material only
  2. paramagnetic material only
  3. ferromagnetic material only
  4. paramagnetic and ferromagnetic materials

Solution

As we know the relation between the magnetic permeability and susceptibility of material is, μr=1+χm (i)

For diamagnetic substances, μr<1

So, according to Eq. (i), the magnetic susceptibility χm of diamagnetic substance will be negative. While in case of para and ferromagnetic substances subsceptibility is positive.

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