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Exploratorium

Diamagnetism

For Teachers 8th - 10th
If you are attracted to activities dealing with diamagnetism, here is a rare find that you will appreciate. With a neodymium magnet and a few common materials, move a pair of juicy grapes without touching them. Though the fruit is...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Magnetic Properties of Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University contains a good overview of some of the magnetic properties that are common to all materials, such as susceptibility and permeability, and then specific discussion of both diamagnetic and...
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: The Meissner Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University provides a good introduction to and illustration of the Meissner Effect, the property of a superconducting material whereby it actively excludes a magnetic field from within its interior.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Diamagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia.com offers a good introduction to diamagnetism and diamagnetic materials, including discussion of how superconductors exhibit diamagnetic properties.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Meissner Effect

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia.com offers a wonderful introduction and explanation of the Meissner effect, explaining how this effect qualifies superconduction as a true thermodynamic state of a material.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Diamagnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Georgia State University provides a brief introduction to diamagnetism, explaining how Lenz's law accounts for diamagnetic behavior in all materials.