Would beryllium, #1s^2 2s^2#, be attracted to a magnet?

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Philip R.
Jan 5, 2018

No, beryllium is non-magnetic.

Explanation:

The electron shells #1s^2 2s^2# contain pairs of bound electrons whose magnetic moments and rotations exactly cancel (pairwise) and so the beryllium atom has zero overall magnetic moment.

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