When a material is placed in a magnetic field H , a magnetization (magnetic moment per unit volume) M is induced in the material which is related to H by M = κH , where κ is called the volume susceptibility. Because H and M have the same dimensions, κ is dimensionless. A more useful parameter is the molar susceptibility χm, defined by
χm = κVm = κM/ρ
where Vm is the molar volume of the substance, M the molar mass, and ρ the mass density. When the cgs system is used, the customary units for χm are cm3 mol–1; the corresponding SI units are m3 mol–1.
Substances that have no unpaired electron orbital or spin angular momentum generally have negative values of χm and are called diamagnetic. Their molar susceptibility varies only slightly with temperature. Substances with unpaired electrons, which are termed paramagnetic, have positive χm and show a much stronger temperature dependence, varying roughly as 1/T. The net susceptibility of a paramagnetic substance is the sum of the paramagnetic and diamagnetic contributions, but the former almost always dominates. Ferromagnetic substances, indicated here by a footnote, have more complex magnetic behavior.
This table gives values of χm for the elements and selected inorganic compounds. All values refer to nominal room temperature (285 to 300 K) unless otherwise indicated.
In keeping with customary practice, the molar susceptibility is given here in units appropriate to the cgs system. These values should be multiplied by 4π to obtain values for use in SI equations (where the magnetic field strength H has units of A m–1). Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Name | Name of element or inorganic compound; substances are arranged in alphabetical order by the most common name |
Mol. form. | Molecular formula |
Phase | Phase; when the phase is indicated as "solid," the most common crystalline form is understood |
Xm | Molar magnetic suspectibility, in units of 10-6 cm3 mol-1 |
Name | Synonym | Mol. form. | Phase | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. wt. | χm/10-6 cm3 mol-1 |
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Aluminum | Al | solid | 7429-90-5 | 26.982 | 16.5 | |
Aluminum fluoride | Aluminum trifluoride | AlF3 | solid | 7784-18-1 | 83.977 | -13.9 |
Aluminum oxide (α) | Corundum | Al2O3 | solid | 1344-28-1 | 101.961 | -37 |
Aluminum sulfate | Alunogenite | Al2(SO4)3 | solid | 10043-01-3 | 342.151 | -93 |
Ammonia | R-717 | NH3 | gas | 7664-41-7 | 17.031 | -16.3 |
Ammonia | R-717 | NH3 | aq. soln. | 7664-41-7 | 17.031 | -18.3 |
Ammonium acetate | NH4C2H3O2 | solid | 631-61-8 | 77.083 | -41.1 | |
Ammonium bromide | NH4Br | solid | 12124-97-9 | 97.943 | -47 | |
Ammonium carbonate | (NH4)2CO3 | solid | 506-87-6 | 96.086 | -42.5 | |
Ammonium chlorate | NH4ClO3 | solid | 10192-29-7 | 101.490 | -42.1 | |
Ammonium chloride | Sal ammoniac | NH4Cl | solid | 12125-02-9 | 53.492 | -36.7 |
Ammonium fluoride | NH4F | solid | 12125-01-8 | 37.037 | -23 | |
Ammonium iodate | NH4IO3 | solid | 13446-09-8 | 192.941 | -62.3 | |
Ammonium iodide | NH4I | solid | 12027-06-4 | 144.943 | -66 | |
Ammonium nitrate | NH4NO3 | solid | 6484-52-2 | 80.043 | -33 | |
Ammonium sulfate | Mascagnite | (NH4)2SO4 | solid | 7783-20-2 | 132.140 | -67 |
Ammonium thiocyanate | Ammonium rhodanide | NH4SCN | solid | 1762-95-4 | 76.121 | -48.1 |
Antimony | Stibium | Sb | solid | 7440-36-0 | 121.760 | -99 |
Antimony(III) bromide | Antimony tribromide | SbBr3 | solid | 7789-61-9 | 361.472 | -111.4 |
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