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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.

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Why is horse shoe magnet called so?

The horseshoe magnet is called that because it is shaped like a horseshoe.


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Meaning of horseshoe magnet?

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What direction does the needle on a compass point when a horseshoe magnet is put beside it?

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If suspended freely in which direction will horseshoe magnet will align?

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What are the physical properties of a horseshoe magnet?

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What is an advantage of a horseshoe magnet?

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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 a U shaped magnet called?

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