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Unit 7, Chapter 22
Chapter 22 Objectives
1. Describe the forces between two permanent magnets.
2. Sketch the magnetic field of a single permanent magnet.
3. Predict the direction of the force on a magnet placed in a given magnetic field.
4. Explain why ferromagnetic materials always attract magnets of either pole. 5. Describe the theory behind why a compass works. 6. Use a compass to find the direction of true north.
All atoms have electrons, so you might think that all materials should be magnetic, but there is great variability in the magnetic properties of materials. The electrons in some atoms align to cancel out one anothers magnetic influence. While all materials show some kind of magnetic effect, the magnetism in most materials is too weak to detect without highly sensitive instruments.
When paramagnetic materials are placed in a magnetic field, the atoms align so that the material is weakly magnetic.
Atoms with similar magnetic orientations line up with neighboring atoms in groups called magnetic domains.