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What is a magnet and how does it work?

Updated: 9/14/2023
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At the most fundamental level, all magnets are caused by moving electrons.

In an electromagnet, there is an electric current flowing through a wire coil.

In permanent magnets, a number of magnetic domains form, in which some adjacent atoms have their electrons spinning in synchrony.

This is not common, but occurs in some materials due to the geometry of the crystal structure.

The magnetic field of a magnet diminishes in strength the further away it becomes.

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