General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 8 - Electron Configurations and Periodicity - Questions and Problems - Page 329: 8.1

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The atoms are split into two halves. One is attracted to one end of the magnetic pole while the other towards the second pole of the magnetic. This shows that the atom behaves as a magnet.
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