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term accounting for the volumetric magnetic susceptibility of air and an A term for the cross-sectional area of the sample, but these terms can be ignored for solid samples. To calculate the volume magnetic susceptibility (χ) for a liquid sample, the equation would include the V term in the numerator and divide by the density (d) of the solution instead of the mass (m). The accuracy of the measurement using these simple formulae can be influenced by the
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The original design was later modified, with assistance from Johnson Matthey, to place two pairs of magnets within an H-frame. The sample would be inserted between one pair of magnets while a small coil was positioned between the second pair. This entire assembly pivoted horizontally around a torsion
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near to the magnets. As the electric currents vary to maintain the equilibria, those variations in the electrical current provide a measure of variations of the force required to maintain the permanent magnets in suspension. The balance consists of magnets positioned on one end of a beam that shift
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is the length of the sample, C is the calibration constant (usually 1 if the device has been calibrated), and m is the mass in grams. The reading for the empty tube accounts for the diamagnetism of the tube glass; in more complete forms of the susceptibility equation there is also an additional V
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that alters the electrical current in a coil interacting with the magnets to counteract the force of interaction between the permanent magnets and the sample, thereby restoring the beam to its initial position. The current flowing through the coil is easily measured, for instance by a
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solids. The device facilitates measurements across solid, liquid, and gaseous forms of a wide spectrum of paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials, typically requiring approximately 250 mg of sample for each measurement.
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strip. When a sample tube would be introduced between the magnets, the torsional force would be counterbalanced by the current passing through the coil, providing a reading on the display instead of using a
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The Evans balance determines susceptibility by referencing a calibration standard with a known susceptibility. A commonly used calibration compound is mercury cobalt thiocyanate, HgCo(NCS)
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measurement. The first two readings provide a calibration constant (C). A solid sample's mass susceptibility (χg) in grams is calculated using the simplified formula:
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In contrast to other magnetic balances, the Evans balance does not require a precision weighing component. It offers faster measurements compared to a
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as their magnetic fields interact with a sample. These forces to suspend the permanent magnets are provided by electric currents from a
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gold alloy, hence the alternate name "Johnson Matthey balance". These components were bonded together using epoxy resin on a
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Figgis, B.N.; Lewis, J. (1960). "The Magnetochemistry of Complex Compounds". In Lewis. J. and Wilkins. R.G. (ed.).
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one with a tube filled with the calibration reference material, and one with the tube filled with the sample
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http://alpha.chem.umb.edu/chemistry/ch371/documents/MicroscaleDeterminationofMagneticSusceptibility_001.pdf
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The Evans balance operates by measuring the forces necessary to maintain the positional equilibria of
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located opposite the equilibrium point of the beam. These photodiodes transmit signals to an
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bars with cadmium-plated mild steel yokes as magnets and a suspension strip made from a
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in position upon interaction with the sample. This displacement is detected by
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quantifies the extent to which a material becomes magnetized in an applied
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Evans, D.F. (1974). "A new type of magnetic balance".
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Index

Faraday balance

magnetic susceptibility
solids
liquids
Magnetic susceptibility
magnetic field
suspended permanent magnets
coil
photodiodes
amplifier
voltmeter
resistor
Dennis F. Evans
torsion balance
Alexander Rankine
Ticonal
Johnson Matthey
phosphor
NMR tubes
cadmium sulfide
photoresistors
potentiometer
Gouy balance
Faraday balance
diamagnetic
paramagnetic
homogeneity

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