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Its shape resembles the horse shoe ie U shaped. The main difference between this horse shoe and bar magnets is that the two poles will be so close in the earlier case while they will be at the extreme ends in the latter case.
Hence lifting magnetic materials such iron is much easier with horse shoe magnets compared to that of bar magnets.
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What is the difference between horse shoe magnet and U-shaped magnet ped magnet?
between a horse shoe magnet and u shaped magnet?
What metal is a horse shoe magnet made of?
a horse shoe is made of metal
How do you konw when a horse shoe magnet is a magnet?
It attracts ferrous materials.
How do you find poles of horse shoe magnet science?
A horse shoe magnet like other magnets have a north and a south pole. The only difference is that is shaped like a horse shoe. It is used to attract small toys, pins etc.
Is there a scale for magnet strength?
They are bar magnet ,horse shoe magnet ,lime stone magnet.
How do you find the poles of a magnet?
If there is a repulsion between A and N then A is North pole and B is South pole of the horse shoe magnet. If B and N repel each other the B is north and A is south of the horse shoe magnet.
Show bar magnet horse shoe magnet dumb bell magnet etc.?
A dumbbell shaped magnet is called which type of magnet?
How can you tell if horse shoes are made of aluminium?
Get a fridge magnet, and have the horse lift its foot. If the magnet sticks to the shoe it's not aluminum.
How do you find the poles of a horseshoe magnet?
If there is a repulsion between A and N then A is North pole and B is South pole of the horse shoe magnet. If B and N repel each other the B is north and A is south of the horse shoe magnet.
Use of horse shoe magnet?
Hang the horse shoe magnet from the middle of the U portion in inverted U position and suspend it freely, after some time the south pole of the magnet will be north and nothpole south will be in inverted u position.
Why is horse shoe magnet called so?
The horseshoe magnet is called that because it is shaped like a horseshoe.
Do the poles of a horse shoe magnet attract each other?
yes
