section_path: Fundamental interactions/Electromagnetism
section_name: Electromagnetism
paragraph_text: Electromagnetism
  
  Electromagnetism is the only long-range force in the Standard Model. It is mediated by photons and couples to electric charge. Electromagnetism is responsible for a wide range of phenomena including atomic electron shell structure, chemical bonds, electric circuits and electronics. Electromagnetic interactions in the Standard Model are described by quantum electrodynamics.