Magnets and Electromagnets 15/04/2019 Magnets and Electromagnets W Richards The Weald School
Magnetic or non-magnetic? Magnetic or not? 15/04/2019 Material Magnetic or non-magnetic? Conclusion: only certain metals (iron, nickel and cobalt) are magnetic (and anything made from this, like steel)
Magnetic fields 15/04/2019 N S
Attracting and Repelling 15/04/2019
15/04/2019 N S Magnet: Solenoid:
(The poles can be reversed by reversing the direction of the current) Electromagnets 15/04/2019 The strength of an electromagnet can be increased by doing three things: Increasing the voltage Increasing the number of coils Inserting an iron core (The poles can be reversed by reversing the direction of the current)