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Is the magnet in a compass a permanent magnet or a electromagnet?

It is a permanent magnet. Electromagnets(as the name suggests) requires an electric source to become a magnet, when the power source is turned off it will not function as a magnet.


What is the different electromagnets and permanent magnet?

Electromagnets are non permanent magnets. They got magnetic field because of applied electric field. They lost their magnetic field which was around that, when the applied electric field is stopped. permanent magnets have magnetic property always with it. Permanent magnetic property loses when we heat the material. It cannot be regained once again. But electromagnets are capable of regaining its magnetic properties.


Compare an electromagnet and a permanent magnet?

An electromagnet is a temporary magnet that produces a magnetic field when an electric current passes through it, whereas a permanent magnet retains its magnetic properties without needing an external electric current. Electromagnets allow for control of the magnetic field by adjusting the current, while the strength of a permanent magnet is fixed.


What Motors contain electromagnets that transform?

Electric motors contain electromagnets that transform electrical energy into mechanical energy to generate motion. These electromagnets interact with a permanent magnet to create a rotating force that drives the motor.


Which type of magnet is used in electric motors?

Permanent magnets or electromagnets are typically used in electric motors. Permanent magnets provide a constant magnetic field, while electromagnets have a magnetic field that can be controlled by the flow of electric current.

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A permanent magnet can affect?

A permanent magnet can affect magnets and electromagnets.


Why do some electromagnets repel rather than attract?

SOME Electromagnet like permanent magnets have two poles(north/south). Likewise the rules for SOME Electromagnets are the same as those of a permanent magnet(same poles repel, different poles attract).


Is the magnet in a compass a permanent magnet or a electromagnet?

It is a permanent magnet. Electromagnets(as the name suggests) requires an electric source to become a magnet, when the power source is turned off it will not function as a magnet.


What are the simalarities and difforences between an electro magnet and a permanent magnet?

Similar Each produces a magnetic field Each has a north and a south pole Different You can turn an electromagnet on and off. Permanent magnets are always "on". They are made from different materials Electromagnets require power. Permanent magnets don't. You can easily vary the strength of an electromagnet, but not a permanent magnet Some permanent magnets occur naturally and have been around for longer than humans have been. Electromagnets were not invented until the 1800's Electromagnets are capable of producing more intense magnetic fields than permanent magnets The names of some permanent magnets are more fun to say: neodymium-iron-boron Just thought I'd toss in that last one


What is the different electromagnets and permanent magnet?

Electromagnets are non permanent magnets. They got magnetic field because of applied electric field. They lost their magnetic field which was around that, when the applied electric field is stopped. permanent magnets have magnetic property always with it. Permanent magnetic property loses when we heat the material. It cannot be regained once again. But electromagnets are capable of regaining its magnetic properties.


Compare an electromagnet and a permanent magnet?

An electromagnet is a temporary magnet that produces a magnetic field when an electric current passes through it, whereas a permanent magnet retains its magnetic properties without needing an external electric current. Electromagnets allow for control of the magnetic field by adjusting the current, while the strength of a permanent magnet is fixed.


Does a VCR have a magnet?

A VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) uses electromagnets in the record, playback, and erase heads. An erase head can also have a permanent magnet in it.


What Motors contain electromagnets that transform?

Electric motors contain electromagnets that transform electrical energy into mechanical energy to generate motion. These electromagnets interact with a permanent magnet to create a rotating force that drives the motor.


Is a refrigerator an example of a permanet magnet or magnetic material?

A refrigerator is not a magnet, however it does contain an electric motor, and within that motor are permanent magnets (as well as electromagnets).


Which type of magnet is used in electric motors?

Permanent magnets or electromagnets are typically used in electric motors. Permanent magnets provide a constant magnetic field, while electromagnets have a magnetic field that can be controlled by the flow of electric current.


What is the ifference between an electromagnet and a permanent magnet?

Electromagnets and permanent magnets both attract or repel other magnets and attract iron and other substances. An electromagnet is a magnet that is only active when it has a current passing through it; permanent magnets are always active.


Is an electromagnet stronger than a permanent magnet?

Not necessarily. The key difference between a permanent magnet and an electromagnet is the a permanent magnet does not change whereas an electromagnet's magnetic feild can be altered by varying the current through it. This means that electromagnets are more useful because they can be turned on or off, turned up or down or be put in 'reverse'.