Are you diamagnetic?
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
2
Which of the following materials is diamagnetic (The thing which is repelled by a magnet)?
Iron
Bismuth
Silicon
Aluminium
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1 solution
Definition: Diamagnetism is a property of all materials and always makes a weak contribution to the material's response to a magnetic field.
In my imagination, the electrons in Bismuth generally circulate in orbitals, with effectively zero resistance and act like current loops, thus "levitates" the magnet.