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An atom which has all paired electrons is said
to be diamagnetic and is repelled by external
magnetic field.
Example : Be – 4e
2
Electronic configuration : 1s 2s 2
An atom which has one or more unpaired
electrons is said to be paramagnetic and is
attracted to en external magnetic field
Example : C – 6e
2
2
Electronic configuration : 1s 2s 2p 2
