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Will steel nails that are joined by a magnet remain joined if the magnet is removed?
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∙ 13y ago
In general, steel nails will not remain "joined" if a magnet touching them is removed. It is important to note that nails affected by a magnet retain a weak "impression" of the field and remain slightly magnetic. But the magnetic field "impressed" on the nails will be quite small and will not hold the nails together once the magnetic is removed.
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Can magnets attract iron filings?
Yes A magnet would help you separate a mixture of iron nails and iron screws because the magnet when you wave it over the iron nails it will pick them up and then you just wipe them off the magnet with a paper towel and then your iron screws are separated Answer: NO!!!! The magnet would pick up nails and screws equally if they were both made of iron and were the same weight. A magnet would pick up something lighter more easily, but unless all of your nails were one weight and all of your nails were another weight, the magnet would not be able to separate them.
How many iron nails can be lifted by the magnets?
That will vary inversely with the size/weight of the nails and directly with the strength of the magnet.
How do you separate dry sand from iron nails?
Use a sieve to allow the sand to pass through, leaving the iron nails behind. Or use a magnet to attract the nails and remove them from the sand.
Is a nail a magnet?
No, a nail is not a magnet. But a nail can be made into a magnet.The nail can be wrapped with a coil of wire and will become the core of an electromagnet if a DC current is run through the coil. Additionally, if the nail is exposed to a magnetic field, this field will "impress" a magnetic field on the nail. This small field will remain when the source of the original field is removed. There is more.If a nail is heated above its Curie temperature and it is placed in a static magnetic field and is cooled in this field, the nail will remain permanently magnetized. The latter process is how magnetics are made, but nails are not used. Rather we'll see some special ferromagnetic alloys used to make the permanent magnets as these alloys will "hold" a magnetic field much better than the steel in a nail will.
How do you remove iron nails from saw dust?
Well, iron is magnetic so you could use a magnet to remove the nails from the sawdust while leaving the sawdust, which is not magnetic, behind.
What happen if vary change the distance between the magnet and the nails?
the closer the magnet is to the nails the greater the magnetic force between the magnet and the nails
How would you separate nails from flour?
To separate Nails from flour you would get a magnet and put the magent above the bowl of nails and flour. The nails will then be attracted to the magnet and then you will have the nails separated from the flour.
What happens if you put a magnet in a drawer full of nails and the magnet doesn't pick any of the nails?
It's not magnetic
What happens when steel nails come in contact with magnet?
the nail goes to the magnet
Can magnets attract iron filings?
Yes A magnet would help you separate a mixture of iron nails and iron screws because the magnet when you wave it over the iron nails it will pick them up and then you just wipe them off the magnet with a paper towel and then your iron screws are separated Answer: NO!!!! The magnet would pick up nails and screws equally if they were both made of iron and were the same weight. A magnet would pick up something lighter more easily, but unless all of your nails were one weight and all of your nails were another weight, the magnet would not be able to separate them.
If an electromagnet were used instead of a bar magnet to pick up nails the electromagnet would do what?
It will pick up the nails the same way a bar magnet would do!
How do you separate iron nails and salt?
One way to separate iron nails and salt is by using a magnet. Since iron is magnetic, you can move a magnet over the mixture and the iron nails will be attracted to the magnet, allowing you to separate them from the salt. Another method is to dissolve the mixture in water, as salt dissolves readily, and then use filtration to separate the solid iron nails from the dissolved salt solution.
Will iron nails be attracted to a magnet?
Yes.Yes, iron being ferromagnetic in nature, is attracted by a magnet
What is the name of the method of separating steel nails and brass screws?
Try a magnet!
How would you separate steel nails and brass screws?
With a magnet.
What could be used to separate nails from saw dust?
magnet
How can you separate brass screws from steel nails?
use a magnet
