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Magnetism

Magnetism is simply an abstraction that people use for the changes in electromagnetic force created by the motion of electric charges. There are different types of magnetism that include electromagnetism, ferromagnetism, paramagnetism, and diamagnetism. To learn more and share your knowledge of magnetism and its types, ask and answer questions here.

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Where does the north pole of a compass point?

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To the magnetic North Pole which fluctuates in it's distance from the true pole.

How do you detect direct current flowing through a wire?

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See this link for a very good answer (solution) to your question:

http://www.discovercircuits.com/DJ-Circuits/pumpmotormon2.htm

Posted by: trwtommy@gmail.com

Sorry I just noticed you want this for a DC voltage line, For this you would need to design in a flip-flop circuit to the circuit at the link above. If you need this, just email me and I can do this for you.... at a cost of course ;-)

How many different types of pie are there and can you name them all?

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I'm not sure how many types of pie there are exactly, as there is a lot and there are more and more that people keep making, but here are the ones I know of:

-Pecan

-Key lime

-Apple

-Pumpkin

-Blueberry

-Lemon Meringue

-Strawberry Rhubarb

-Banana Cream

-Boston Cream

-Walnut

-Cherry

-Blackberry

-Shoo fly pie

-Pineapple pie- is there such thing?

-Custard

-Mango

-Kumquat pie- don't know if there is such thing but I bet it would be good

-Mince Meat

-Chicken Pot Pie

-Sweet Potato Pie

That makes 20, but there is a LOT more, I know. If I find out anymore, I'll come back and edit this!

Can magnetic lines of force travel through vacuum?

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There ARE no magnetic lines of force. The magnet and iron filings demonstration causes the illusion of lines, but if you take a picture of the "lines" and replace the paper and iron filings, the "lines" will appear in a different place. But if there WERE lines of force they probably could exist in vacuum.

When a conductor is moved through a magnetic field the force of the magnetic field generates what in the conductor?

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Yes Ofcourse ,when a curren is allowed to pass through a conductor,"IT IS BEING SURROUNDED BY MAGNETIC FIENLD"....

Because it somehow behaves as the electromagnet as per FARADAY LAW OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION.............

What shape is magnetic field produced when current is passed through the wire?

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it is called the thumb rule right hand curled means flux line thumb means direction of current. there will be a reversal of flux.

How does a scrap heap electromagnet work?

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An electromagnet can be used a couple of ways. It can be used on the end of a crane, to pick up large pieces of metal to be moved into shredders, or restacked for transportation, crushing, etc. It can also be used to separate metal from non-metal pieces. Usually, these types of magnets are on a conveyor belt, and will cull metal from, say, plastics or other non-ferrous metals such as copper, and aluminum.

What direction does a compass always point?

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Magnetic north

North.

In line with the earth's magnetic field.

A way to remember the four directions on a compass is Never Eat Soggy Waffles or Never Eat Slimy Worms.
magnetic north

Why does south pole of the compass always point to the north while north pole always points to the south?

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Like magnetic poles repel, unlike magnetic poles attract. So the magnetic south and magnetic north of two bar magnets will attract. Therefore, though the compass needle points towards the magnetic north, it is actually the magnetic south pole of the compass needle that is pointing towards the magnetic north.

What is the weight of drawing pin?

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I don't know - try putting it on scales!

Earth's magnetic field is believed to be generated from what region?

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If you mean the region of influence of the earth's magnetic field then its called the earth's magnetosphere

Can an electron at rest be set in motion by the magnetic field?

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Sure. A charge in a magnetic field experiences a force.

A force acting on a mass produces acceleration.

Remember the old-style TV sets that were about 6 feet deep from front to back ?

That type of picture tube is called a 'CRT', for "cathode-ray tube'.

There's a hot wire at the back end of the picture tube that produces a cloud of

electrons. The front face of the picture tube has a high positiver voltage on it,

to attract the negative electrons to the front. On the way there, the electrons

have to go through these magnet coils that are around the neck of the picture

tube. The magnetic field inside the neck pulls the stream of electrons left and right,

up and down, left and right, and that's how they draw a picture on the front face

when they get there.

What is the definition of a field?

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In science, field means any part of the universes that has some measurable value of a given quantity at every point.

How does the Earth's magnetic field help people?

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The Earth's Magnetic shield is important for preventing the Atmosphere from being destroyed by solar wind by deflecting dangerous particles from impacting the Earth.

It protects Us from the magnetic / electrical radiation that comes from the Sun. High radiation periods coincide with solar storms.
It protects us from solar radiation (wind) from the sun

Who are person responsible in the discovery of electricity?

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The ancients were aware of shocks from electric fish. However the first formal study and the coining of the name "electricity" (from the Greek word for amber) was made by the English scientist William Gilbert in 1600.

The first battery was made by the Italian scientist Alessandro Volta in 1800.

The theoretical/mathematical understanding of the phenomena of electricity and magnetism (and light) was provided by the Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell in 1861.

Two laws of magnetism?

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Electromagnetism is the law of attraction and interaction between electric currents and magnetic fields.

What is Magnetic field on the axis of a current carring circular coil?

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A current circulating in a hollow copper coil (solenoid) produces a magnetic field equal to the permeability times the turns density times the current.

B = μ x n x I

* B is the magnetic field measured in Tesla

* μ is the relative permeability of the solenoid's core which is air in this example and have a value approximated to 1.25663706E-6

* n is the turns density which equals the number of turns divided by the solenoid length

n = N/L where L is measured in meters.

* I is the current flowing within the solenoid and measured in Amperes

What causes magnets to attract to refrigerator?

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The magnetic material of which the box of the refrigerator is fabricated,

such as iron or steel.

Is there a magnetic field around current carrying conductors?

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yes.magnetic field present around the conductor.
current and magnetic fields are inter related..
with current we can produce magnetic field and vice versa

What will happen if a magnet is dropped?

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The falling magnet will dislodge some air as it falls. When it hits the ground it will cause a vibration carried by the air molecules to you ear creating a bang noise. Then, depending on the force of the fall and the surface on which it lands it may, or may not crack.

Are the paths of neutrons affected by an electric field?

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Since neutrons have no charge, they are not influenced measurably by an electric field.

What is the force that pushes 2 magnets apart?

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Electric force of repulsion.

What metals can form a permanent magnet?

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iron colbalt and nickel

Will magnet stick to silver plate?

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Probably not.

You need a ferromagnetic material for a magnet to stick. There are basically three elements that are ferromagnetic: Cobalt [Co]; Nickel [Ni]; & Iron [Fe] (and some esoteric ones too). If the metal alloy that has been plated with silver to make the "silver plate" has enough of these then a magnet will stick, of these, only Nickel is commonly a component of alloys that are plated but often not in concentrations that are sufficient to make it obviously magnetic.