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for example somone places a pen in there had turns it around and it remains magnitized and stuck to the hand. like static electricity, how does it work? dont you have to rub the pen in your hand first for that?

2007-07-15 16:25:55 · 3 answers · asked by Cally 3 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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As far as ordinary, natural materials go, only iron, nickel, and cobalt (or some alloys made from these metals) can be magnetized.

You can imagine electrons orbiting the nucleus of an atom in circular orbits (not really accurate, but close enough). The direction of the orbit can be classified with an angular momentum vector (an arrow pointing in a certain direction). When most or all of the electrons in a material have their electrons orbiting in the same direction (angular moment vector alignment), the material is magnetic. This stems from the fact that any moving electric charge (such as the orbiting electrons) creates a magnetic field.

Nothing in the human body is magnetic in the way that iron, nickel, and cobalt are. There is absolutely no way to stick a pen to your hand using magnetism. What you saw was an example of stage magic.

2007-07-15 16:37:03 · answer #1 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 2 0

Very purely, the twine consists of an electric powered contemporary from the battery. This contemporary creates a magnetic field that surrounds the rod. This magnetic field polarizes the rod, growing to be a North and South pole on the two end of the rod. it somewhat is noted as an electromagnet.

2016-09-30 02:13:50 · answer #2 · answered by belvin 4 · 0 0

According to physics, every specific and uniform mass has it`s own & particular dielectric coeficient that provides a characteristic way to accept or not the fluency of electricity,
which is basically originated by the extraordinary & still unknown magnetism.Therefore that force acts depending on
what specifc kind of matter is part of the phenomenum.Finally
the magnetism, in terms only of physics point of view, it`s
really an "enigma".

2007-07-15 17:07:34 · answer #3 · answered by elcorrectotato 1 · 1 1

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