Question:
The value of the magnetic moment is zero in the case of antiferromagnetic
substances because the domains ________.
(i) get oriented in the direction of the applied magnetic field.
(ii) get oriented opposite to the direction of the applied magnetic field.
(iii) are oppositely oriented with respect to each other without the application
of the magnetic field.
(iv) cancel out each other’s magnetic moment.
Solution:
Option (iii) and (iv) are the answers.