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What is a magnetic field and how does it work?

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Magnetic field is produced by varying electic field. It is a vector quantity. It originates from North pole and passes to south pole and it is a closed loop.

Magnetic forces gives information about charge carriers in a material through Hall effect

answ2. A magnetic field may be a fixed one - it does not need to vary. Consider a permanent magnet.

All magnetic fields are caused by the movement of electrons. No moving electrons - no magnetic field.

The Earth's magnetic field is created by electrical currents, running roughly parallel with the equator. There may be several such paths - we see the net effect.

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