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Why is it inadvisable to make a horseshoe magnet from a flexible material?
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∙ 14y ago
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.
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Are bar magnets stronger than horseshoe magnets?
There are some variables like what the magnet is made of and how it was initially magnetized. If a bar magnet is bent into a horseshoe shape to make a horseshoe magnet, the magnetic field will be more dense (stronger) across the gap of the horseshoe magnet than it would have been anywhere around the bar magnet from which it was made. And since magnets are strongest at their poles, horseshoe magnets can use both their poles at once while bar magnets can only use one pole at a time.
What is the difference between a magnet and magnetic material?
magnet attracks magnegtic material but magnetic meaterial does not atterck or repel\ magnet attracks magnegtic material but magnetic meaterial does not atterck or repel\The magnetic material is any material in which for a short time the domains are alligned in same direction.This material can be anything like iron,etc.The magnet is a steel in which the domains are permanently arranged in same direction by rubbing method.
How many kinds of magnets are they?
only one... but there are difrent shapes...
What is a lifting magnet?
A lifting magnet is an electromagnet that is meant to hold or move material that comes in contact with the magnet. This is the opposite of a traction magnet.
Does vinegar affect the magnetic pull of a magnet?
No. A magnet is a material that produces a magnetic field. The MF is invisible and is responsible for the magnet's force that pulls on ferromagnetic materials such as iron. It attracts or repels other metals.
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.
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.
What is a U shaped magnet called?
Magnets don't have to be that shape, but it is sometimes a convenient shape, when using it to attract a piece of magnetic material. Magnets can be straight bars, or cubes, or various other shapes.
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
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
