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What are natural magnet?
Natural Magnet The lodestone is a species of iron ore which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores. When freely suspended it always points to the poles.
Is the lodestone made of iron?
It is made of a type of magnetic iron called magnetite.
What are the lodestone properties?
They are natural magnets. The term is used sometimes to indicated that some thing draws a person to it.
How can sand and iron separate the particles?
What is special about iron filings? Anything with iron in it has this property... magnets are attracted to iron! Magnets do not attract sand. You can use a magnet to separate iron filings from sand.
Can steel be attracted by iron?
When iron is passed through an electric current, it can be attracted to steel because it has became a temporary magnet
What are natural magnet?
Natural Magnet The lodestone is a species of iron ore which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores. When freely suspended it always points to the poles.
Is lodestone a weak or strong magnet?
Why yes! Lodestone is magnetic! Lodestone is a form of iron. : )
Who discovered the magnet?
Maybe someone picked up a piece of "magnesian" rock on an Aegean coast and noticed the piece of lodestone was peculiar. It attracted a piece of iron, and could change the properties of the iron when the iron was rubbed with the rock.
Iron oxide lodestone?
magnetite
Is lodestone made out of metal?
Lodestone is typically made out of natural iron-so yes, they are.
What is another name for lodestone?
Lodestone is a magnetized piece of magnetite and is sometimes referred to as magnetite. Lodestone is a naturally occurring magnet that attracts iron.
Why do you use iron in compass needles?
Because the iron used in the needle (A lodestone I think it is sometimes called) is naturally attracted to the magnetic north of the planet, so in theory the compass will always tell you which direction north is.
Link between lodestone and magnetism?
Lodestone or magnetite is a magnetic type of Iron oxide ore.double click on lodestone or magnetite for an answer tips definition.
When was lodestone invented?
A lodestone or loadstone is a naturally magnetized piece of the mineral magnetite. They are naturally occurring magnets that attract pieces of iron. Ancient people first discovered the property of magnetism in lodestone.No one invented them. They are natural.The discovery of Lodestone:One of the first references to lodestone's magnetic properties is by 6th century BC Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. He is credited by the ancient Greeks with discovering lodestone's attraction to iron and other lodestones.
A mineral with iron oxide and lodestone?
magnetite
What is the description of Iron oxide and lodestone?
lodstone is heavy and iron just suks
Is the lodestone made of iron?
It is made of a type of magnetic iron called magnetite.
