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Question:

what makes something magnetic?

i‘m looking for a simple understandable explaination of what happens inside the material.

Answer:

Magnetic fields are the result of moving electric charges such as electrons, protons, and ions. Magnetic fields are basically moving electric fields. Whether it be electric current or electrons orbiting around a nucleus, there will be a magnetic field.

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