Answer: small and negative.
- A small and negative
- B small and positive
- C large and positive
- D large and negative
Correct answer: A. small and negative
Explanation: Diamagnets have small negative susceptibility and are weakly repelled by magnetic fields.
Magnetic field of a bar magnet: field lines emerge from the north pole and re-enter at the south pole outside the magnet, forming continuous closed loops. Image: Geek3, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Concept context
Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.