Diamagnetic

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003126",
  "term": "Diamagnetic",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The property of a substance with negative magnetic susceptibility, which is therefore weakly repelled by a magnetic field. It arises from currents that an applied field induces in the electron orbitals, which oppose the field, and it is present in all matter. Substances with all electrons paired show only diamagnetism, whereas unpaired electrons give paramagnetism that overrides it.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "magnetic susceptibility",
    "paramagnetic"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1994, 66, 1077. 'Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 1105 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466051077)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/diamagnetic/"
}