Magnetism and Matter

1. Concept Overview Magnets are materials that have the natural ability to attract certain substances such as iron, nickel, and…

1. Statement of the Concept / Concept Overview The Atomic or Molecular Theory of Magnetism explains magnetism based on the

1. Statement of the Concept / Concept Overview Magnetic Lines of Forces (also called magnetic field lines) are imaginary curves

1. Statement of the Concept / Concept Overview A magnetic dipole is the simplest model of a magnetic system made

1. Concept Overview A bar magnet behaves like a magnetic dipole with two opposite magnetic poles (north and south) separated

1. Concept Overview A bar magnet behaves like a magnetic dipole, with north and south poles separated by a small

1. Concept Overview When a bar magnet is placed in a uniform magnetic field, it experiences no net force, but

1. Statement of the Law / Concept Overview Gauss’s law in magnetism states that: “The net magnetic flux through any