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What is the basic difference between the atom/molecule of a diamagnetic and paramagnetic material?

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The atom/molecules of a diamagnetic substance do not posses any net magnetic moment on their own. In paramagnetic substances, each individual atom/molecule has non zero magnetic moment of its own.
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