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Q: What is an advantage of a horseshoe magnet?
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Why is horse shoe magnet called so?

The horseshoe magnet is called that because it is shaped like a horseshoe.


What is Difference of bar and horceshoe magnet?

A horseshoe magnet is curved.


What happens when horseshoe magnets get attracted?

They make horseshoe magnet babies.


How do you make a horseshoe magnet?

In general, magnets are brittle and will break before they bend. And yes, refrigerator magnets bend, but in them the magnetic material is powdered. But if we took a bar magnet and bent it, we'd have a horseshoe magnet. It's not quite that simple to make a horseshoe magnet, but it isn't too tough, either.


Meaning of horseshoe magnet?

The shape - U


Is there a scale for magnet strength?

They are bar magnet ,horse shoe magnet ,lime stone magnet.


If suspended freely in which direction will horseshoe magnet will align?

yes it does


Why is it inadvisable to make a horseshoe magnet from a flexible material?

A horseshoe magnet has a North pole one one of the feet and a south pole on the other. A magnet made of flexible material would collapse on itself as the two poles attract.


What direction does the needle on a compass point when a horseshoe magnet is put beside it?

The direction of the needle will remain unchanged. This is due to magnetic forces, the needle will remain in line with the lines of magnetic force which flow between the north and south poles.


Is a horseshoe electromagnet bar magnet or a magnet pole a example of a temporary magnet?

An electromagnet is temporary because the field disappears when the current is switched off.


What are different shapes of magnet?

Horseshoe, Bar, U, Ring, Circle, etc.


What is a horseshoe magnet?

Magnet shaped like a horseshoe, so both the polarities are pointed the same way. They can be weak or strong magnets (my dad had a couple when we were kids... we put a broomstick in them and did chin-ups from the I-beam in the basement, because they were strong enough to hold a 12-year-old's weight easily). Here is a site with a picture of some: http://www.indigo.com/magnets/gphmgnts/chrome-steel-horseshoe-magnets.html