Statistical Mechanics · Problem 3.33

The Grand Canonical Ensemble — R. K. Pathria

Physics — Statistical Mechanics · paramagnetism-gadolinium-sulphate

Problem

Gadolinium sulphate obeys Langevin's theory of paramagnetism down to a few degrees Kelvin. Its molecular magnetic moment is 7.2×10−237.2 \times 10^{-23} amp-m2^2. Determine the degree of magnetic saturation in this salt at a temperature of 2 K in a field of flux density 2 weber/m2^2.

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