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Magnetism: paramagnetic

Paramagnets are substances that are attracted by a magnet and follow the external field in their magnetization. Without an external magnetic field, paramagnetic materials show no magnetic order.

Lithiumsilvery-white

Oxygencolorless (gas); pale blue (liquid and solid)

Sodiumsilvery white metallic

Magnesiumshiny grey solid

Aluminumsilvery gray metallic

Potassiumsilvery white, faint bluish-purple hue when exposed to air

Scandiumsilvery white

Titaniumsilvery grey-white metallic

Vanadiumblue-silver-grey metal

Rubidiumgrey white

Strontiumsilvery white metallic; with a pale yellow tint

Yttriumsilvery white

Zirconiumsilvery white

Niobiumgray metallic, bluish when oxidized

Molybdenumgray metallic

Technetiumshiny gray metal

Rutheniumsilvery white metallic

Rhodiumsilvery white metallic

Palladiumsilvery white

Tinsilvery-white (beta); gray (alpha)

Caesiumpale gold

Bariumsilvery gray; with a pale yellow tint

Lanthanumsilvery white

Ceriumsilvery white

Praseodymiumgrayish white

Neodymiumsilvery white

Promethiummetallic

Samariumsilvery white

Europiumsilvery white, with a pale yellow tint; but rarely seen without oxide discoloration

Terbiumsilvery white

Dysprosiumsilbrig weiß

Holmiumsilvery white

Erbiumsilvery white

Thuliumsilvery gray

Ytterbiumsilvery white; with a pale yellow tint

Lutetiumsilvery white

Hafniumsteel gray

Tantalumgray blue

Tungstengrayish white, lustrous

Rheniumsilvery-grayish

Osmiumsilvery, blue cast

Iridiumsilvery white

Platinumsilvery white

Thoriumsilvery

Protactiniumbright, silvery metallic luster

Uraniumsilvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air

Neptuniumsilvery metallic

Plutoniumsilvery white, tarnishing to dark gray in air

Americiumsilvery white

Berkeliumsilvery

Einsteiniumsilvery; glows blue in the dark

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diamagnetic paramagnetic antiferromagnetic ferromagnetic nonmagnetic