Are All Electrostatic Objects Magnetic?

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What is a magnetic field? Why are some electrostatic objects magnetic, and others not?
 

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A nice simple graphical explanation:
 
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Lok said:
A nice simple graphical explanation:



Wow, that was a great video! Thank you!
 
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