It is made of a "soft" metal such is iron because it is magnetised easily and demagnetised easily.
Electromagnets are said to be temporary magnets because their magnetism can be controlled ie. attraction or repulsion force can be controlled by switching on and off the current which passes through it. That is, electromagnet can be turned on and off as any other electrical device.
If some "harder" metal such as steel is used than it can cause the problem because steel is hardly magnetised and it also demagnetises hardly, so it is not efficient to use.
Note! Only ferro-magnetics (materials which can be attracted by a magnet) can be used as a core. Those are iron, cobalt, nickel and steel. But among these iron is almost always used because it is the most suitable core.
Yes. An electromagnet requires an electric charge to be run through it. Because Nickel is a metal, it will conduct that electricity and allow the magnet to work. Iron is typically used because it is more conductive than Nickel is. Iron is also more common, and much cheaper.
The core of an electromagnet is made out of soft iron. 'Soft' iron, is iron that does not readily hold onto magnetism. It will only focus the field when current is switched on through a surrounding coil.
The point of being an electromaget is that it can be turned off, and not be a magnet.
the center of an electromagnet is called a prothene
The type of Electromagnets used in Scrapyards usually have an Iron core. Although the ones for motors and Alternators, usually have a Steel core.
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-- Increase the current (amperes) flowing through the coil of wire that surrounds the electromagnet. -- Increase the number of 'turns' of wire in the coil.
The nail in an electromagnet is the core of the electromagnet. It is there to provide the magnetic lines of force a "highway" to get from one end of the coil to the other end through the middle of the coil. The magnetic lines of force "like" the nail because it is a ferromagnetic material. They can travel through it very easily - and they do! The nail also provides the "working end" of the electromagnet. The magnetic field lines emerge from the nail, and then act on what is there. If you are, say, doing a separation experiment removing steel tacks that are mixed in with small brass nails (brads), the tacks will stick to the end of the nail at the "working surface" or the pole of the electromagnet.
the current from the battery controls the strength of the electromagnet. Adjusting the voltage will also adjust the current as will adjusting the resistance in accordance with Ohm's Law. Current= voltage/resistance
Answer you can increase the strength of an electromagnet by: 1) Increasing the current flow 2) Increasing the number of coils 3) Passing an 'iron core' through the coil of the electromagnet
The strength of an electromagnet depends on the current through the coil andthe number of turns in the coil. The voltage across the coil doesn't matter at all.So IF both of your electromagnets have the same number of turns in their coils,then the one with 20A of current is stronger than the one with 5A of current.If they have different numbers of turns in their coils, then we need more informationbefore we can decide which one is stronger.
a coil acts as an electromagnet.
It can, it just wouldn't be permiable.
As the number of turns in the coil increases, the strength of the electromagnet increases.
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The bar magnet and the electromagnet act identical. The difference being a electromagnet is a coil of wire that has a power source connect to both ends, this energizes the coil with an electromagnetic field.
make an electromagnet stronger by doing these things: * wrapping the coil around an iron core * adding more turns to the coil * increasing the current flowing through the coil.
A magnetic field.
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-- Increase the current (amperes) flowing through the coil of wire that surrounds the electromagnet. -- Increase the number of 'turns' of wire in the coil.
A coil of wire or a coil in the shape of a cylinder is a typical shape for an electromagnet (or a solenoid). The strength of the magnetic field of an electromagnet can be increased significantly if the coil is wrapped around an iron core. This configuration may be called an inductor when used as an element of an electrical circuit.