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CUET · PHYSICS · PYQ PAPER 2023

The primary origin of magnetism lies in:

  1. A Polar nature of molecules
  2. B Pauli exclusion principle
  3. C Atomic currents
  4. D Extrinsic spin of electron
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(C) Atomic currents

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Magnetism fundamentally originates from the motion of electric charges. In atoms, this is caused by atomic currents resulting from electrons orbiting the nucleus and their intrinsic spin, both of which act as tiny loops of current that generate magnetic fields. C) Atomic…