What causes magnetism inside the atom?

Generally magnetism is caused by the changes of an electric field -namely, an electric current. Subatomic spins set such a change. As they carry substantial electric fields, the spin of an electron, creates a rotation of an electric field which is an elementary current and in turn induces a magnetic field. read more

Magnetism at atomic /sub - atomic levels is mostly due to charged particles called electrons. Electrons have spin which give them angular momentum and thus a magnetic moment associated with it. That is the cause of Magnetism at sub atomic levels. read more

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