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21 Which diagram shows the magnetic field around a
current carrying wire?
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Earlier, it was stated that when a magnet is cut in half, and those pieces are cut in half and this is continued all the way down to the atomic level, then each piece would still have a north and south pole. It is now time to explain why this happens. The real explanation requires an understanding of Quantum Mechanics, but we can use some classical concepts to give you a working understanding of it, and one that can lead to Quantum Mechanics.
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Classically, the Bohr Model of the atom shows electrons
- rbiting the nucleus. Current, which is made up of moving
electrons, generates a magnetic field. Another contribution to the magnetic field of the atom is a thing called "electron spin." Since the electron is a point particle, it really isn't spinning at all - this is an effect explained by Quantum Electrodynamics. This spin factor adds to the strength of the magnetic field created by the orbital motion of the electrons. So each atom is acting as a magnet with a north and south pole.
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The magnetic moment (or magnetic dipole moment) of a magnet or an atom or electron is pointed in the direction of the north pole of the object, and represents the strength of the magnetic field produced by the object. It is a measure of how strongly it will interact with an external magnetic field.
Magnetic Moment
Using the Bohr model, we have an electron traveling clockwise, which means we have a current going counter clockwise. μ represents the direction and strength of the magnetic moment.
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The arrows in the below diagrams represent atoms and their magnetic fields - with the arrow head the north pole and the other end the south pole (their magnetic moments). Each group of like pointed arrows is called a Magnetic Domain. In a magnetic domain, each atom has its magnetic moment in the same direction. What do you think is happening below? which picture could be a permanent magnet? Which could be a piece of plastic?
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For a random group of atoms, there is no real reason for their magnetic poles to align. The picture on the left shows a pretty random ordering of magnetic field directions - with aligned fields
- nly in each magnetic domain.
Looking at the left picture as a whole, the various magnetic fields cancel out - so it would not be a very good magnet in this state. It could be a piece of plastic.....or a certain type of metal that could become a magnet with the application of an external magnetic field.