A weak magnetic attraction that develops in the presence of an external magnetic field and this attraction occurs when magnetic moments align in the material. When the magnetic field is removed, the magnetic moments (thermally) randomize and the magnetic behavior disappears. Paramagnetism is found in substances with atoms/molecules possessing an odd number of unpaired electrons. Hence, transition metals with partly filled 3d orbital electronic shells may show paramagnetic behavior. Thus, metals (e.g., Ti) and compounds (e.g., fayalite, augite, annite) may be paramagnetic.
Cf., magnetic susceptibility