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A magnetic field is caused by flowing currents, but the field lines are not directly related to the flow of electrons or other charged particles. They are simply an abstraction that tells you where the magnetic attraction is strongest, and in what direction it goes.

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What else could i do to an electromagnet to change its strength?

To change the strength of an electromagnet, you can increase the current flowing through the coil, as a higher current generates a stronger magnetic field. Additionally, you can increase the number of turns in the coil, which also enhances the magnetic field strength. Using a core material with higher magnetic permeability, such as iron, can further amplify the magnetic field created by the electromagnet. Lastly, reducing the air gap between the electromagnet and the object it attracts can improve its effective strength.


How can you test if a magnetic or non-magnetic materials are better at allowing the magnetic force to pass through?

You can use a device that detects magnetism. A compass needle may suffice.


How are electric currents and magnetism related?

Magnetism could be produced due to the flow of electrical current. This was first discovered by Oersted. By changing the magnetic flux linked with a coil electric current could be induced. This was first studied by Michael Faraday. Just due to the orbital motion or spin motion of electron magnetism is produced in tiny form and is known as magnetic dipoles. Such dipoles getting oriented in different form lead to form dia, para and ferro magnetic materials.


How could straight copper wire produce magnetic field lines?

The copper by itself will do nothing of the sort. It will be surrounded by magnetic field lines if a current flows through it. It is the current that produces the magnetic field lines.


Why does my Compact fluorescent lamp spark inside lamp when I turn it off?

sparks occur when the electrons are excited. This can happen by givong energy to electrons. Instead of city voltage, the magnetic fields or electromagnetic waves in air could give that energy.

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What are two ways you could change the strength of a magnetic field created by an electromagnet?

You can change the strength of a magnetic field created by an electromagnet by increasing or decreasing the current flowing through the coil. Additionally, you can alter the number of turns in the coil to change the magnetic field strength.


What things could you do to make electromagnet stronger?

To make an electromagnet stronger, you can increase the number of turns in the coil, use a core material with high magnetic permeability (such as iron or cobalt), increase the current flowing through the coil, and decrease the resistance in the circuit. These measures will enhance the magnetic field strength produced by the electromagnet.


What is The rate or speed of water flowing through the pipe that is like the rate of the electricity flowing through a conductor measured in?

gallons per minute could be considered analogous to amperes


Is the element neon magnetic or not?

Only some metals, with a special electron configuration could get magnetic. The most well known metals, that could get magnetic are Iron (Fe), Cobalt (Co) and Nickel (Ni). Also you can find metals in the category of rare earth elements, that could get magnetic. Neon could not get magnetic for two reasons: 1. It is a nonmetal. 2. It has a stable electron configuration.


How could you test if magnetic force worked through air?

i thin magnetic force cant work in air


How does electromagnet works?

by running electric current all through a wire a magnetic field is created


What is an object in which the electrons at one end spin in one direction and the electrons at the other end spin in an opposite direction?

This could be a description of a dipole, as of a ferromagnet where the fields at the poles are opposite.


Is a statement accurate when i say that a wire carrying more electrons will transfer more energy than a wire carrying fewer electrons?

Not necessarily. The amount of energy transferred by a wire primarily depends on the current flowing through it, not just the number of electrons. The current is determined by both the number of electrons and their speed, so a wire carrying fewer electrons at a higher speed could transfer more energy than a wire carrying more electrons at a slower speed.


Why does moving electrons In a wire or coil create magnetic field especially that circular one around a single wire And is there magnetic field if we could shoot electrons as beam like in CRT?

Anytime any electrical charge moves a magnetic field is created. It does not matter if the moving charge is in a wire or in a vacuum. It does not matter if it is a single wire or a coil of wire. As soon as a charge moves a magnetic field is created.


An electromagnet has 20 coils around a wood stick and can pick up 5 paper clips Describe how you could modify the electromagnets to pick up more paper clips?

1. You could change the wood stick to an iron rod. 2. You can increase the number of coils. 3. You could increase the power (wattage) through the coil. 3 ways you can modify the electro-magnet to pick up more paper clips, probably more available.


How can you test if a magnetic or non-magnetic materials are better at allowing the magnetic force to pass through?

You can use a device that detects magnetism. A compass needle may suffice.


What process generates a current by moving an lctrical conductor through a magnetic field?

Magnetic induction. If you have conductor, then there are these free electrons bouncing back and forth between the atoms. They move in random directions and there is no unified movement which we could detect as electric current.From the Lorentz force of a charge moving through a magnetic field, we have the force as F = qv x B. Where v and B are vectors. The force will be perpendicular to both the velocity and the B field. Its magnitude is qvB*sin(Θ). So if your conductor is moving in a magnetic field, then those free electrons will experience a force accelerating them in a perpendicular direction.To give a sense of this, if the wire is laying flat on a paper running left and right, and the magnetic field lines are coming up out of the paper, if you move the wire in the up direction (on the page) then the electrons will be forced to move towards the right (along the conductor).