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Originally Posted by Dr Dog
You're over-simplifying magnetism & I doubt uh-oh understands ionic bonding at that level to begin with haha
to say that 'certain metal atoms interact with magnetic fields to align themselves according to their charge distribution' is not only wrong but it doesn't explain the 'why' of anything
Anyways, highly electronegative atoms and polar molecules interact with magnetic fields, but this is only relevant on a molecular scale. Basic charge interactions don't explain the magnetism we see in everyday life.
Ferromagnetism is entirely based on quantum mechanics, i.e. the filling of electron orbitals with the highest number of unpaired electrons possible
Magnetism is not a magnified example of ionic bonding, like at all
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yeah it was definitely oversimplified, my post was more laymens terms than accurate. apologies if you feel somehow wronged. it was kinda of just a tag on the end of the post so i wasn't really trying to get that deep. but thank you for the more detailed explaination. also, cool video.