#diamagnetism

Water is Diamagnetic: A simple experiment

Since water is diamagnetic(they are slightly repelled by magnetic fields ) when one brings a strong Neodymium magnet near its surface, it makes a slight dent on it.

In this video this is visualized by placing a striped pattern as the background. Without a magnet, the water surface is calm and the striped pattern appears as is.

But when a magnetic field is introduced, the water surface is no longer flat and  changes the way the light gets reflected off it.

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* An analogy:

If you have had a dent on your car, then you might be able to relate to this phenomenon. Before the dent, the surface was smooth and  the car looked great, but after the dent light reflecting off it just makes the dent look more prominent.  

In our case we are making a forcibly making a dent in order to prove that the water is diamagnetic using a powerful magnet. The light reflecting off it just makes this dent look prominent.

**Check out our source video here.!

*** Learn more about diamagnetism and how this phenomenon was used to levitate frogs (an idea that won an IgNobel prize).