An applied magnetic field causes loosely bound π electrons to circulate, producing a local or induced diamagnetic field over a large spatial volume. The effect of the induced field depends on the orientation of the molecule with respect to B0, resulting in diamagnetic anisotropy. In alkenes, the applied field is reinforced by an induced field near the vinylic protons. This amplifies the deshielding by the sp2-hybridized carbon and shifts the signal downfield between 4.5–6.1 ppm. Similarly, in aldehydes, the induced magnetic field of the carbonyl π electrons promotes the deshielding of aldehydic protons, which appear between 9.5–10.5 ppm. In contrast, alkynes appear upfield between 2.0–3.2 ppm as the deshielding caused by the electronegative sp-hybridized carbon is countered by the shielding effect of the cylindrical π-electron cloud in the vicinity of acetylenic protons. The orientation of the induced field of π electrons is against that of the applied field at the hydrogen atoms, so lower frequency radiation is required to resonate acetylenic protons.