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FEEBLE paramagnetism1 is exhibited by certain ions in the 'S state. As the spin quantum number in this case is zero, van Vleck2 suggested that there remains only the contribution of the high-frequency elements of the orbital moment, as given by the second term in the formula: The calculations of the two parts of the above formula, however, have been carried out only for the hydrogen molecule. The results indicate that the orbital paramagnetism in general has a very low value and may not form a basis for satisfactorily explaining feeble paramagnetic effect. An attempt has therefore been made to suggest another source for the paramagnetism shown by the ions in the âS state.
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DATAR, D., DATAR, S. Feeble Paramagnetism of Hexavalent Chromium. Nature 158, 518–519 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158518c0
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