Curie constant is a proportionality factor that appears in Curie’s Law, which describes the magnetic susceptibility of a paramagnetic material. It relates the degree of magnetization of a material to the applied magnetic field and its temperature. Specifically, Curie’s Law states that the magnetic susceptibility is directly proportional to the Curie constant and inversely proportional to the absolute temperature. A higher Curie constant indicates that a material can achieve stronger magnetization under an external magnetic field at a given temperature. This concept is essential in understanding magnetic behavior in paramagnetic substances and forms the basis for studying phase transitions in ferromagnetic materials near their Curie temperature.
