More awesome science videos, thanks to electromagnetism! Diamagnetism is a weak repelling force from an externally applied magnetic field. All materials are inherently diamagnetic. You and I are diamagnets. What happens when you put a diamagnet in a magnetic field? Well, not much. Diamagnetism is a very weak force (millions of times weaker than ferromagnetism). Unless that magnetic field is extremely strong, say 16 tesla (the earths magnetic field is approximately 50 micro tesla). Then cool things happen. Diamagnetic levitation! Behold flying frogs!
- 16/02/2008 -
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