ferromagnetic
(noun)
the basic mechanism by which certain materials form permanent magnets, or are attracted to magnets
Examples of ferromagnetic in the following topics:
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Physical Properties and Atomic Size
- Ferromagnetism occurs when individual atoms are paramagnetic and the spin vectors are aligned parallel to each other in a crystalline material.
- Metallic iron is an example of a ferromagnetic material involving a transition metal.
- Anti-ferromagnetism is another example of a magnetic property arising from a particular alignment of individual spins in the solid state.
- Ferromagnetism is the physical theory which explains how materials become magnets.
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Transition Metals
- Ferromagnetism occurs when individual atoms are paramagnetic and the spin vectors are aligned parallel to each other in a crystalline material.
- Metallic iron and the alloy alnico are examples of ferromagnetic materials involving transition metals.
- Anti-ferromagnetism is another example of a magnetic property arising from a particular alignment of individual spins in the solid state.
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Electron Configurations and Magnetic Properties of Ions
- Permanent magnets have persistent magnetic fields caused by ferromagnetism, the strongest and most familiar type of magnetism.
- If the spins tend to align spontaneously in the absence of a magnetic field, the resulting species is termed ferromagnetic.
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The Third Law of Thermodynamics and Absolute Energy
- Only ferromagnetic, antiferromagnetic, and diamagnetic materials can satisfy this condition.