Paramagnetism: Nitrogen and Oxygen - Oxygen

When pale blue liquid oxygen is used, however, a different behavior is observed. The oxygen sticks between the poles of the magnet until it vaporizes away, showing that the liquid oxygen is paramagnetic, while liquid nitrogen was not.

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