alleryStart learning →Which of these is a diamagnetic material?
ABismuth
BMagnesium
CIron
DOxygen gas
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Bismuth
Bismuth has paired electrons and is repelled by a magnet; the others are para or ferromagnetic.
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