Timeline for Why does magnetic force only act on moving charges?
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| Feb 23, 2023 at 20:35 | comment | added | david | An electron moving is an electric current. Calling it an internal current is confusing and misleading, but not superfluous. | |
| Feb 23, 2023 at 13:15 | comment | added | Rich006 | One might ask why, given that all materials are full of electrons, not all materials are attracted to magnets. It's because in most materials, the electrons are aligned randomly so that attraction and repulsion are equal. Only in certain materials do they align with some order to set up an overall magnetic field that causes a net attraction or repulsion. | |
| Feb 23, 2023 at 5:29 | history | answered | HolgerFiedler | CC BY-SA 4.0 |