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Permanent magnets do not lose their magnetic ability. Temporary magnets, however, gain magnetic properties when they are touched or moved by a permanent magnet. The properties of a temporary magnet dissipates over time after the permanent magnet is removed.

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How do you make a temporary magnet?

To make a temporary magnet, you can rub a piece of iron or steel with a permanent magnet. This process aligns the magnetic domains in the material, creating a temporary magnetic field. To enhance the temporary magnetism, you can increase the number of times you rub the material with the permanent magnet.


What is a temporary magnet called?

A temporary magnet is called a soft magnet. It can be easily magnetized and demagnetized, unlike a permanent magnet that retains its magnetism for a longer period of time.


Different between temporary magnet and Parmanent magnet?

A temporary magnet can be magnetized or demagnetized easily, while a permanent magnet retains its magnetization over a long period of time. Temporary magnets are usually made of soft magnetic materials like iron, while permanent magnets are made of hard magnetic materials like neodymium or ferrite. Temporary magnets require an external magnetic field to maintain their magnetism, whereas permanent magnets do not.


Permanent and temporary magnets?

A temporary magnet is something that has been magnetized that won't stay a magnet for long, such as a paperclip that you have rubbed with a magnet. A Permanent magnet is usually a Lodestone that is found naturally or is manufactured by a company. Permanent magnets are always magnetic.


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.

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What sticks to a temporary magnet?

Anything that is attracted to a permanent magnet will be attracted to (sticks to) a temporary magnet.


Is magnetite a temporary magnet?

No, it's a permanent magnet. It consists of an iron oxide, and iron is a permanent magnet.


What is the difference between permanent pole and temporary pole?

a Temporary Magnet lose its magnetism quickly, a Permanent Magnet is hard and it keeps it magnetism


Can a permanent magnet and a temporary magnet be made from the same magnetic material?

no they can not.


How do you make a temporary magnet?

To make a temporary magnet, you can rub a piece of iron or steel with a permanent magnet. This process aligns the magnetic domains in the material, creating a temporary magnetic field. To enhance the temporary magnetism, you can increase the number of times you rub the material with the permanent magnet.


What is a temporary magnet called?

A temporary magnet is called a soft magnet. It can be easily magnetized and demagnetized, unlike a permanent magnet that retains its magnetism for a longer period of time.


What kind of magnet is a magnetized nail?

A magnetized nail is a temporary magnet, known as an induced magnet. It becomes magnetized when it comes into contact with a permanent magnet, aligning its magnetic domains in the same direction. This temporary magnetism can be lost if the nail is no longer in contact with a permanent magnet.


Can you magnetize a magnet in order to change it as a permanent magnet by the use of electricity?

No it will only be possible for it to be a temporary one


Different between temporary magnet and Parmanent magnet?

A temporary magnet can be magnetized or demagnetized easily, while a permanent magnet retains its magnetization over a long period of time. Temporary magnets are usually made of soft magnetic materials like iron, while permanent magnets are made of hard magnetic materials like neodymium or ferrite. Temporary magnets require an external magnetic field to maintain their magnetism, whereas permanent magnets do not.


Is a bar magnet a temporary magnet or not?

Yes, as long as their spins are aligned, they will attract other materials whose spins are aligned, be they temporary or permanent.


What is the difference between a permanent magnet and a temporary magnet?

Temporary magnet: good example is an electromagnet. It maintains magnetic attraction only so long as an electric current surrounds it. Permanent magnet: most common. Example: bar magnet. Will maintain magnetic properties for quite a while, although they can be eventually demagnetized.


Permanent and temporary magnets?

A temporary magnet is something that has been magnetized that won't stay a magnet for long, such as a paperclip that you have rubbed with a magnet. A Permanent magnet is usually a Lodestone that is found naturally or is manufactured by a company. Permanent magnets are always magnetic.