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What does the electromagnetic force do?

Answer 1

technical answer: it moves particles that have an electric charge

Because magnetic charges do not exist in classical physics, electromagnetic force cannot move particles that have a magnetic charge. However, electromagnetic force is important to us in another way: it is the force that binds electrons in molecules and permits them to exist.

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Answer 2

Claire Anctil

The electromagnetic force is responsible for the interaction between charged particles, determining their motion and behavior. It includes both electric and magnetic forces, governing phenomena like attraction, repulsion, and electromagnetic radiation.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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