In liquid alloys A-B on the verge of semiconducting state, the Knight shift K(z) on one or the other component deviates strongly from the trend shown by the magnetic susceptibility ~( z ) , over wide ranges of x. We use Sn-Te (and Cu-Te from the literature) as examples, presenting for the fist time data for K of Te on the metal-rich side (Snl-,Te,, x = 10-*... 0.5). As an explanation a quantitative connection is proposed between thermodynamic properties AH(%), U ( x ) on the one hand and X, K on the other, by using the quasichemical model, and by observing the local character of the Knight shift. Good agreement is achieved.
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