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So why are some elements more strongly affected by a magnetic field than others? well, to understand this, we need to first look at how an atom is set up.
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So in our nucleus, it is made up of positive and neutral charged particles.
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And then around that, we have the electron shells.
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So electrons move around in these different shells, which represent different energy levels.
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So color this in for our nucleus.
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And the electrons are on these shells.
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First one can allow two electrons.
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The next one can have a max of eight electrons.
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And then the next one after that can have a maximum of 18, and it just increases from there...