A Stupid Question

[Extra Kabil]

If humans are mainly composed of Red blood cells and Red blood cells contain iron and iron is a magnetic material, then why are'nt we attracted to magnets?

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

Probably because iron is not in its metallic elemental form but bonded with proteins
Rust too isnt attracted by magnet

 

[abdxyz]

Probably because iron is not in its metallic elemental form but bonded with proteins
Rust too isnt attracted by magnet

have you heard of ferro-fluid?

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

have you heard of ferro-fluid?

hemoglobin is more similar to rust than ferro-fluid
Elemental characteristics are maintained in ferro-fluids

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

yeah....i was just asking you and not referring to your post

oops..

 

[Extra Kabil]

yeah....i was just asking you and not referring to your post


dude, first of all haemoglobin is not made of PURE iron, i mean the element, Fe. The answer would simply be, why is not magnet attracted to iron compounds for e.g. FeSO4

okay, let's change the question a bit, why is not magnet attracted to iron compounds like haemoglobin and FeSO4?

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

okay, let's change the question a bit, why is not magnet attracted to iron compounds like haemoglobin and FeSO4?

it has something to do with the arrangement of iron atoms
in mettalic latttice they attract but not otherwise

 

[Extra Kabil]

it has something to do with the arrangement of iron atoms
in mettalic latttice they attract but not otherwise

Exactly but I want to know what sort of arrangements make them attract and what does'nt? In other words, what are the properties which make a material magnetic?

 

[Sijda]

Another stupid question!

 

[Extra Kabil]

Another stupid question!

Well, I have a very stupid answer to this stupid question. The answer is because two C or two B can't exist together. For example, it sounds weird when you say ''cook cookies'', so you say ''bake cookies'' instead.

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

Exactly but I want to know what sort of arrangements make them attract and what does'nt? In other words, what are the properties which make a material magnetic?

when you magnetize iron you align its atoms in a sort of arrangement which attracts other magnetic materials

 

[Sijda]

Well, I have a very stupid answer to this stupid question. The answer is because two C or two B can't exist together. For example, it's sounds weird when you say ''cook cookies'', so you say ''bake cookies'' instead.

WOW -.-

 

[Afnan Hafiz]

Probably because iron is not in its metallic elemental form but bonded with proteins
Rust too isnt attracted by magnet

You mean to say that we are rusty?!

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

You mean to say that we are rusty?!

If it means we have oxidised iron within us then yes

 

[Afnan Hafiz]

If it means we have oxidised iron within us then yes

cool man!

 

[Nabeel.Ahmad]

Or maybe the Iron is way inside of us, and not on the outer surface.
Like if you put an iron rod, which is attracted by magnets, and put a thick sheet or a blanket on top of it, the sheet/blanket won't be attracted to the magnet.

The same way, our Red Blood Cells contain Hemoglobin which is a Ferrous compound, containing Iron.
Even if it was a magnetic material, after having its structure changed and altered when Hemoglobin is formed, it would not be attracted to magnets since it is way inside the human body, in the blood stream, inside a cell that is continuously moving around the body, as the blood is pumped.

 

[Faizan Muhammmad]

Or maybe the Iron is way inside of us, and not on the outer surface.
Like if you put an iron rod, which is attracted by magnets, and put a thick sheet or a blanket on top of it, the sheet/blanket won't be attracted to the magnet.

The same way, our Red Blood Cells contain Hemoglobin which is a Ferrous compound, containing Iron.
Even if it was a magnetic material, after having its structure changed and altered when Hemoglobin is formed, it would not be attracted to magnets since it is way inside the human body, in the blood stream, inside a cell that is continuously moving around the body, as the blood is pumped.

yeah but then blood should be attracted to magnets