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According to Curie's law, the magnetic susceptibility ($\chi$) of a paramagnetic substance is inversely proportional to its absolute temperature ($T$).

$\chi \propto \frac{1}{T}$

$\chi =\frac{C}{T}$

$\chi T=C$

where $C$ is Curie's constant. Thus, the product of magnetic susceptibility and absolute temperature is constant for a paramagnetic substance.

For diamagnetic substances, susceptibility is independent of temperature. For ferromagnetic substances, susceptibility follows the Curie-Weiss law ($\chi =\frac{C}{T-T_c}$) above the Curie temperature.

Answer: paramagnetic substance.