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An electron is a charged particle and as such it is surrounded by an electric field. A magnet is in general not charged so it will not form an electric field. It will, however, form a magnetic field.

In case your question is what an electric field is made of, then the answer is (virtual) photons, which are the mediators for the electromagnetic force.

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Why is liquid oxygen attracted to a magnet?

Liquid oxygen is attracted to a magnet due to its paramagnetic properties, meaning it contains unpaired electrons that respond to magnetic fields. When a magnet is brought near liquid oxygen, these unpaired electrons align with the magnetic field, causing the liquid oxygen to be weakly attracted towards the magnet.


Why does stroking a material with a magnet make it magnetised?

because the magnet causes particles called electrons in the atoms of the nail to align along the magnet's lines of force. The atoms with aligned electrons then act like tiny bar magnets themselves.


What is formed when you spin electrons in a magnet?

It doesn't work like that. You can't make an electron have spin, remove its spin, or change the amount of its spin.What happens in a permanent magnet is that more electrons have their spin axis in one direction than in the opposite direction. Since the spin is associated with a magnetic field, that results in magnetism that can be observed externally.


What particle is responsible for a material magnetic properties?

Each atom acts like a tiny magnet. When the atoms are aligned, the magnets produce magnetism. When an iron or nickel material comes near the magnet, its atoms align with the different pole facing the magnet. For example, if the magnet's atoms have the North side facing away, then the iron object will have the South side facing the magnet. So then they attract.


What role do electrons play in magnetism?

Magnetism is produced through electric currents. In the case of a permanent magnet, it is the electrons circling around the atomic nucleus that produces the magnetism (more atoms have one orientation than the opposite orientation).Magnetism is produced through electric currents. In the case of a permanent magnet, it is the electrons circling around the atomic nucleus that produces the magnetism (more atoms have one orientation than the opposite orientation).Magnetism is produced through electric currents. In the case of a permanent magnet, it is the electrons circling around the atomic nucleus that produces the magnetism (more atoms have one orientation than the opposite orientation).Magnetism is produced through electric currents. In the case of a permanent magnet, it is the electrons circling around the atomic nucleus that produces the magnetism (more atoms have one orientation than the opposite orientation).

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What part of a magnet is concentrated?

it isn't, a magnet contains electrons and neutrons which connect to the electrons and neutrons in metal!


What force makes electrons align in a magnet?

Electrons align in a magnet due to their inherent magnetic moment, which arises from their spinning motion and orbital angular momentum. In a magnet, the magnetic moments of individual electrons align in the same direction, creating a magnetic field.


Why do poles on a magnet attract and repel?

Poles on a magnet attract or repel because of the way the electrons line up. The electrons in the valence shells tend to line up on one side of the nucleus. The electrons have a negative charge and the nucleus has a positive charge. The negative charges in one magnet repel the negative charges in another magnet but attract the positive charges in another magnet.


An atom can act as tiny magnet due to the spinning and orbiting motion of negatvely charged particles called?

The electrons.The electrons.The electrons.The electrons.


Does a magnet have moving electrons in it?

Any permanent magnet has electrons moving in it in some uniform way. All permanent magnets have a "uniform net movement" of electrons. Let's look just a bit more closely. Electrons move around atomic nuclei, but if we get the right material and "align" or "coordinate" the movement of the electrons around atoms, magnetic domains will be set up. These will "link" and a permanent magnet will result.


The effect a magnet has on an atom is dependent on?

The effect a magnet has on an atom is dependent on the magnetic properties of the atom, such as its electron configuration and spin. Atoms with unpaired electrons are more likely to interact with a magnet and exhibit magnetic properties.


What happen to a metal place near magnet?

When a metal object is placed near a magnet, the magnetic field of the magnet exerts a force on the free electrons in the metal, causing those electrons to align in the same direction. This alignment creates a magnetic field in the metal, which either attracts or repels the original magnet, depending on the orientation of the magnetic poles.


What happens when a strong electric field is passed through a permanent magnet?

The electrons of the permanent magnet would align the way the electromagnetic field passed through the magnet.


How does the arrangement of electrons in a magnet compare to metals that are not metallic?

electrons in magnets are organized and generally pointing in the same direction


What are the little cells inside a magnet called?

cells? do you mean electrons?


When a magnet is alongside a wire what happens?

the electrons in the wire begin to flow


When electrons in a magnet flowing in a closed loop stuck too a refrigerator doing work?

the magnet is supporting weight. I say yes.