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A piece of iron can be temporarily magnetized by stroking it with a magnet in the same direction multiple times. This aligns the magnetic domains within the iron, creating a temporary magnetic field. Charging the iron by induction, where it is brought close to a strong magnet, can also temporarily magnetize it.

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How do magnets stick to iron shavings?

The iron shavings get temporarily magnetized, due to the influence of the magnet. Thus, you have two magnets attracting each other - the original magnet, and a piece of iron shaving.


How can the magnetism of a piece of magnetized iron be weakened?

The magnetism of a piece of magnetized iron can be weakened by exposing it to high temperatures, hammering or dropping it, or by placing it near other strong magnets that have opposite polarity.


How can you tell if a piece of iron is magnetized or neutral?

If the piece of metal is a magnet it will attract another piece of iron. You should be able to feel this attraction as the two become very close. It's magnetic field can be "seen"( that is the effect) by placing iron filings on a piece of glass and place the magnet beneath the glass. Otherwise it is not a magnet.


How is an unmagnetized piece of iron different from the same piece of iron when it is magnetized?

An unmagnetized piece of iron has its atoms pointing in different directions, and opposing each other. When the iron is magnetized, the atoms are mostly pointing in the same direction, and the fields add together.


What happens when you touch a piece of iron to a permanent magnet?

When you touch a piece of iron to a permanent magnet, the iron can become magnetized temporarily because it can align its domains with the magnetic field. However, once the iron is removed from the magnet, it will lose its magnetism over time. The iron itself does not retain a permanent magnetism like the original magnet.


How does something become temporarily magnetized?

if you rub metal up against a magnet for a long enough period of time it will become temporarily magnetized.


What can you do to align all of the domains in a piece of iron?

To align all the domains in a piece of iron, you can subject the iron to a magnetic field. As the iron is exposed to the magnetic field, the domains will gradually align in the direction of the field, resulting in the iron becoming magnetized.


How can a piece of iron be induced into becoming magnetized?

A piece of iron can be induced to become magnetized by placing it in a magnetic field. The magnetic field aligns the magnetic domains within the iron, creating a net magnetic field in the same direction as the applied field. Once the external magnetic field is removed, the iron will retain some level of magnetization.


How would you distinguish between soft iron a piece of copper and a magnet?

Soft iron will not have any magnetic properties unless it is magnetized, while a piece of copper will not be attracted to a magnet at all. A magnet will attract both soft iron and copper, but the attraction will be stronger for the soft iron due to its ability to become magnetized.


How can a magnet attract a piece of iron that is not magnet?

When a magnet is brought close to a piece of iron, the magnetic field of the magnet causes the atoms within the iron to temporarily align in the same direction as the magnetic field. This alignment creates a magnetic field within the iron, which then interacts with the magnetic field of the magnet, causing attraction between the two. The iron itself does not become permanently magnetized, it just responds to the external magnetic field of the magnet.


Will iron stick to the south or north of a magnet?

It will stick to either pole, providede that the iron is not magnetized and that it is not above the Curie temperature (the temperature above which iron can no longer be magnetized, named after Marie and Pierre Curie).


Strongest element that can be magnetized?

iron