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What can produce a magnetic field and make steel objects act like magnets?
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∙ 11y ago
Electric currents ... especially in coils.
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∙ 11y ago
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Can magnets attract objects without touching them?
A magnet has a magnetic field around it. The magnetic field causes a magnetic force that can attract objects to the magnet.
Why can magnets attract objects without touching them?
Magnets have a magnetic field about them. This field can act on objects without the magnet coming in contact with the object.
How are motors and magnets alike?
Magnets and electric motors are similar in that they both produce magnetic fields.
Why not all magnets have a magnetic field?
All magnets have a magnetic field. It is that property that defines them.
What causes a magnetic field to be set up around a wire?
Passing an electric current through a wire will produce an external magnetic field. This is because the electrons have spin and this spin is what produces the field. Spinning electrons (of certain characteristics) also produce the magnetic field of permanent magnets. And no spinning electrons, no magnetic field.
Why are some objects attracted to magnets while other objects are not?
Some objects are not attracted by magnets because they are not metalic. If the Magnet just attracts metalic minerals, definitely only metalic are attracted and not non-metalic..
What do magnets have to with electricity?
Faraday showed that a wire passing through a magnetic field will produce electricity. This is how a generator works. Many windings of wire on an armature spin in a magnetic field. This makes electricity.
What are magnets surrounded by?
A magnetic field.
What are ways magnets can produce electricity?
If a conductor moves in a magnetic field, a voltage will be induced. This can be tapped to get an electrical current.
Why do electrons behave like magnets?
Electrons move in orbit and thus produce a magnetic field like a electromagnet.
What are the Nature of magnets?
I am not entirely sure what you are after, but you might say that:* It is the nature of magnets to be magnetic. Or:* It is the nature of magnets to be surrounded by a magnetic field.
Can you hover objects with magnets?
Yes. Two objects with the same magnetic charge repel eachother. So an object on top of a larger, same magnetic field, then it will in effect hover. (There is a train that uses this method)
