: Magnetic property of transition elements The transition metals generally contain one or more unpaired electrons in the (n-1)d orbital. Due to these unpaired electrons they behave as paramagnetic substances. These substances are attracted by the magnetic field. The transition elements that contain paired electrons behave as diamagnetic substances. These substances are repelled by the magnetic field. The paramagnetic character increases as the number of unpaired electrons increases. We can determine the magnetic properties quantitatively by the formula as µ = √n(n+2) here µ is the magnetic moment while n is the number of unpaired electrons. The unit used is BM ( bohr,s magneton
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