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Diamagnetism

Figure 1 A magnet hovers above a superconductor

Superconductors are strongly diamagnetic, meaning that they repel magnetic fields (Figures 1 and 2).

The magnetic field B within a material placed inside a solenoid with N turns in length l and carrying a current I is:

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