– What makes a material magnetic (i.e. what gives it its magnetic domains?)

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– What makes a material magnetic (i.e. what gives it its magnetic domains?)

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Electrons are all tiny magnets, but in an atom most of the time they face different directions and cancel each other out

Atoms with aligned electrons are all tiny magnets, but in a substance most of the time they face different directions and cancel each other out

Metal grains with aligned atoms are all tiny magnets, but most of the time they face different directions and cancel each other out

If you align all three, they build on each other and become a magnet that affects things on the monkey level