Paramagnetic and diamagnetic effects are very weak, compared to ferromagnetic effects, and conditions must be optimized to give a satisfactory demonstration of them. The samples must be pure, the magnetic field strong, and frictional forces must be held to a minimum. The simple design in Fig. 1 fulfills all of these conditions.
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