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What are iron shavings called?

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What is iron shavings?

shavings of iron.


How do you separate a mixture or pepper and iron shavings?

Use a magnet to remove the iron shavings.


What are iron shavings?

tiny pieces of iron


How do magnets stick to iron shavings?

The iron shavings get temporarily magnetized, due to the influence of the magnet. Thus, you have two magnets attracting each other - the original magnet, and a piece of iron shaving.


What are eraser shavings called?

They are most commonly referred to as "eraser shavings".


How you could separate a mixture of iron shavings and sand?

use a magnet


What is an iron shaving?

An iron shaving is a very tiny piece of iron that has been shaved off of something. Iron shavings are commonly found in welding.


Can a magnet go through a sponge?

Yes. Absolutely yes. A magnet forms something called a 'magnetic field' you can expiriment and view this easily by taking a piece of paper and applying a thin layer of iron shavings, then put a magnet below the paper, you will see the iron shavings adhere to the magnetic field of the magnet.


What a pencil sharpen waste called?

Pencil Shavings


Is iron listed as a compound or an element in Total cereal?

The iron in total cereal is elemental iron shavings which can be extracted from the cereal with a strong magnet after it has been ground to a powder and mixed with water.


Do the magnetic lines of force actually exist explain?

Yep they are called lines of flux, I believe. While invisible to the naked eye, like wind, we can see their effects. If you have iron shavings and a bar magnet, place the bar magnet on a piece of paper, then sprinkle the iron shavings all over the paper. The vast majority of them should line up along the lines of flux between the north and south pole of the magnet.


How might you separate a mixture of iron shavings and sand by using their differing physical properties?

You would use a magnet and the magnet will attract the iron since its magnetic the sand would stay michael Zender