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alloys repeated ques

madiha
in Inorganic Chemistry

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i repeat; if mixtures have properties of their constituents then why is steel not attracted by a magnet?

The question is imperfectly clear, since most steels are attracted by magnets...

 

Basically, ferromagnetism is a molecular property, not an atomic one. For instance, austenitic stainless steel is non-magnetic. But Mn-Zn makes a ferromagnetic alloy called "ferrite" by thankful electronics engineers.

 

You may understand "molecular property" as "not a result of constituents" if you wish.

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