Which of the following statements is false in the context of paramagnetic materials?

It is difficult to magnetic lines of force to travel through a paramagnetic material than through vacuum.

The correct answer is option 4. It is difficult to magnetic lines of force to travel through a paramagnetic material than through vacuum.

The false statement in the context of paramagnetic materials is: It is difficult for magnetic lines of force to travel through a paramagnetic material than through vacuum.

Paramagnetic materials are attracted by magnetic fields due to the alignment of their unpaired electron spins with the external magnetic field.

When a paramagnetic material is placed in a magnetic field, it becomes magnetized and attracts magnetic lines of force towards it. This is because the material aligns its magnetic dipoles with the external field, resulting in an attraction towards the stronger part of the field.

Since paramagnetic materials become magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field, they tend to move from weaker to stronger parts of the field, aligning their magnetic moments with the external field.

Paramagnetism arises due to the presence of unpaired electron spins in the atoms of the material, which cause magnetic moments to exist in random orientations until the material is subjected to an external magnetic field.

However, it is easier for magnetic lines of force to travel through a paramagnetic material than through vacuum. This is because paramagnetic materials do not have a significant effect on the permeability of space, unlike ferromagnetic materials which enhance the magnetic field. Therefore, the statement suggesting difficulty for magnetic lines of force to travel through a paramagnetic material is false.