Duplicate Question
The question on this page has been marked as a duplicate question.
Original Question
How does the idea of magnetic fields arising from circulating currents relate to permanent magnets?Asked by Onox
How does the idea of magnetic fields arising from circulating currents relate to permanent magnets?
Answers
Answered by
Count Iblis
Electrons have an intrinsic angular momentum, which is called spin. It is as if a electron is a rotating ball of electric charge. The directon of the spin is what the rotation axis would be.
In a permanent magnet some fraction of the electron spins are alligned. This is like having a lot of circular currents that are all generating magnetic fields in the same direction.
In a permanent magnet some fraction of the electron spins are alligned. This is like having a lot of circular currents that are all generating magnetic fields in the same direction.
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.