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no you just need something metal like an iron nail and wrap a coil of un-insulated wire around it and send a current through the wire.

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How can you make an electromagnet rotate?

To make an electromagnet rotate, you can place it in the proximity of a permanent magnet. When a current flows through the electromagnet, it interacts with the magnetic field of the permanent magnet, causing the electromagnet to rotate. This setup can be used in devices like electric motors and generators.


What must you have for an electromagnet to work that you don't need for a regular magnet?

To make an electromagnet work, you need an electric current flowing through a coil of wire, which is not needed for a regular magnet.


Which TWO types of magnets do you need to make a simple motor?

The most basic of electric motors consists of a permanent magnet and an electromagnet. This is not a requirement for all types of electric motors and most modern electric motors do not have permanent magnets. The stator and rotor are the two active elements of a simple electric motor and both have magnetic fields in the various types and designs of simple motors.


What two things are needed to make an electromagnet?

To make an electromagnet, you need a coil of wire and a source of electrical current. When the electrical current flows through the wire coil, it creates a magnetic field, turning the coil into a magnet.


Did Michael Faraday invent the magnet?

No. but he used an electromagnet to make discoveries about electricity.


Of a ferromagnet an electromagnet a temporary magnet or a permanent magnet which is easy to create but loses its magnetism easily?

The temporary magnet becomes a magnet in a strong magnetic field, but its magnetic properties will disappear when that field is taken away. The ferromagnet and the permanent magnet are essentially the same thing. The electromagnet isn't that easy to make compared to the temporary magnet. Let's conduct an esperiment. If we take a bar magnet and pick up a paperclip with it, we can use the paperclip on the end of the magnet to pick up another paperclip. The second paperclip we are picking up only needs to touch the first paperclip; it does not have to touch the magnet itself. When the magnet is taken away, the paperclips no longer exhibit magnetic properties. They were acting as temporary magnets, and the simple and easy removal of the magnet cause them to lose their magnetism.


What type of magnet can only attract materials when it is touching another magnet?

A temporary magnet, such as an electromagnet, can only attract materials when in contact with another magnet or when an electric current is flowing through it. It loses its magnetism when the current is turned off or the magnetic field is removed.


Can a solar panel be used to power a magnet?

It depends on the amount of sunlight and the amount of electricity the panel can make if the magnet is an electromagnet, but it is possible.


How are microwaves magnetic?

Inside a microwave oven,microwaves are made when electricity passes through a device called Magnetron.Magnetron uses a strong magnet. The electricity and the magnet make microwave electromagnetic.


Which is a to make a steel rod into a magnet?

To turn a steel rod into a magnet, you can use a process called magnetization. This can be done by rubbing the rod with a strong magnet in one direction, aligning the magnetic domains within the steel. Alternatively, you can place the steel rod in a strong magnetic field, such as that produced by an electromagnet, which will also align the magnetic domains and create a permanent magnet.


How do you make a magnet without a magnet?

You can rub a permanent magnet against something else that can be magnetized, like a paper clip.


What are the advantages of Permanent magnet over Electromagnet?

Unlike a permanent magnet, an electromagnet can be turned on and off. One useful advantage of this: Place a metal bar inside the electromagnet, apply current through the electromagnet in one direction, and the magnetic field would move that bar one way -- reverse the current reverses the magnetic field and the bar would move the opposite way. You could use that effect and make an electronically controlled lock for a door.