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An iron nail can replace a short length of wire in a circuit if the points of contact of the nail to the rest of the circuit have no rust or corrosion and good connection can be made. Using solder to join the nail to the circuit can help make a good connection.
However, if this is for a scientifically controlled experiment fine as long as its very low voltage. If you are considering high voltage . DO NOT ATTEMPT IT. Its extremely dangerous
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What does an enameled wire that's wrapped around an iron nail connected to an electrical circuit create?
An electromagnet.
What is an electricity magnet?
An electromagnet is a device that produces a magnetic field with the use of DC electricity. A simple electromagnet has a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core. A simple experiment would be to wrap a copper wire around an iron nail then connect both ends of the wire to a small battery. You will notice the nail is magnetized as long as the battery is connected.
What is the purpose of using 3 different colour wires in an electric iron?
The live (blue) wire delivers the power from the mains into the iron's circuit. The neutral (brown) is the return path back to the mains (electricity needs a closed circuit to flow). The earth (green/yellow stripe) wire is a safety device in case anything goes wrong with the wiring in the iron to cause a short circuit. It delivers the power along the earth wire into the ground instead of it going through the user.The Iron would work without the earth wire being connected but the user would be at risk of electric shock if the iron developed a fault or the wires came loose.
How do you change wire fuse for circuit breaker?
A circuit breaker does not have a wire fuse in it.
Can you install a GFCI on a 2 wire circuit?
Yes, you install a GFCI on a 2 wire circuit.
What does an enameled wire that's wrapped around an iron nail connected to an electrical circuit create?
An electromagnet.
Why does an iron nail behaves like temporary magnet if insulated copper wire is wound around it?
which end of a magnet will pick up an iron nail?
What will happen if a wire is wrapped around a nail a lot of times?
Wrapping a wire around a nail multiple times creates an electromagnet. When current flows through the wire, it generates a magnetic field, turning the nail into a temporary magnet. The more turns of wire, the stronger the magnetic field produced by the nail.
What best describes the type of magnetism generated by attaching a wire to a battery and wrapping the wire around an iron nail?
The setup you described creates an electromagnet. When a current flows through the wire, it generates a magnetic field around the iron nail, temporarily magnetizing it. The strength of the magnetic field can be controlled by adjusting the amount of current flowing through the wire.
I have made a simple ir circuit that switches an LED on and off How can you replace the LED in the circuit with a homemade electromagnet so it can pick things up when triggered?
To create an electromagnet, you need to find a nail or similar long piece of ferrous metal. Then, take a wire and tightly wrap a wire around it as many times as you can in continuous coils. All you have to do once you have made the electromagnet is connect the two ends of the wire into your previously created circuit.
Iron nail electromagnet why is it magnetic?
When an electric current flows through a coil of wire wound around an iron nail, it induces a magnetic field in the nail. This is because the nail becomes magnetized due to the alignment of its magnetic domains. The iron nail retains its magnetic properties as long as the current continues to flow through the coil.
How do you make a temporary magnet with a nail?
Connect a long, thin piece of copper wire to the ends of your battery. (Long and thin so it won't burn up before you use it.) Then wave the nail back and forth fast many time very very near the wire. Two things happen. 1. Electricity is generated in the nail 2. The iron in the nail slowly takes on magnetism You get better result if your wind many many turns of copper wire around, say, a pencil, so you have a coil, and wave the nail back forth near the coil. Also, you can point a nail north, and tap on it with a hammer, or something, and the iron in the nail eventually will become magnetized. This happens to ships at sea, and they sometimes have to be deGuassed in a huge drydock. DeGuassing is a method to remove magetism.
What are the effects of passing an electrical current through a coil of insulated wire wound round an iron nail?
magitising
What materials do you use to make an electro-magnet?
an iron nail, a long peice of wire, a large battery or a transformer
How do you magnetized an iron rod Picture?
Graphics can't be shown on Answers.com. Take a large iron nail (or several nails, 6 inches long). Wrap several layers of thinly insulated wire round the nail(s), and connect the bared ends of the wire to the positive and negative terminals of a 9 volt battery. As the electrical current is sent through the coiled wire, the iron nail(s) becomes electro-magnetised and will attract metal. Turn the current off, and the metal will drop off, for the nail(s) are no longer magnetised.
What is an electricity magnet?
An electromagnet is a device that produces a magnetic field with the use of DC electricity. A simple electromagnet has a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core. A simple experiment would be to wrap a copper wire around an iron nail then connect both ends of the wire to a small battery. You will notice the nail is magnetized as long as the battery is connected.
What is electric magnet?
An electromagnet is a device that produces a magnetic field with the use of DC electricity. A simple electromagnet has a coil of wire wrapped around an iron core. A simple experiment would be to wrap a copper wire around an iron nail then connect both ends of the wire to a small battery. You will notice the nail is magnetized as long as the battery is connected.
