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The spin of the atoms in my finger are not aligned at all, why would there be any force? Also if it's the same force and it is much stronger when aligned, why
by aeternum 6y ago
The spin of the atoms in my finger are not aligned at all, why would there be any force?
Also if it's the same force and it is much stronger when aligned, why don't magnets pass through each other? The much stronger aligned magnetic force should easy overwhelm the weaker force that keeps my hand from going through the chair.
- sudosysgen 6y agoBecause as the distance becomes smaller, for unaligned magnetic fields, they stop blending into each other and become distinct fields that eventually push away each other. As for why two magnets don't pass through each other, as they come closer eventually the alignment breaks down because both poles exist for each atom and end up repelling each other. Of course, Paul's exclusion principle does play a role, but as long as the two objects are rigid enough you can model this mostly well enough with a magnetic dipole at each atom.