Magnets Students will learn about magnets (Chapter 24 and Review pp )

Lodestones Chinese and Greeks knew that naturally occurring lodestones attracted iron When pieces of iron were rubbed with lodestones, they became magnetized. If a very thin piece of magnetized iron was floated on water, one end always pointed north. Chinese thus created compasses.

Earth is a magnet Because of iron and nickel in its core, the earth is a magnet. Geographic north pole is magnetic south Geographic south pole is magnetic north The earth has switched polarity (Examine magnetic rocks on the sea floor).

Elements that are magnetic Iron, Nickel, and cobalt are common magnetic elements ALNICO is an alloy of iron, aluminum, nickel and cobalt

Subatomic Causes for magnets Unpaired electrons spin. When many many unpaired electrons align their spins so they spin in the same direction, they create magnets.

Isolate the north pole? If you try to isolate the north pole by itself by cutting a bar magnet, new poles would form on the ends of the magnet.

Magnetic field lines Magnetic field lines go from North to South. Within a magnet these lines are closed loops.

Electromagnetism In 1820 Hans Oersted discovered that a wire carrying current created a magnetic field. If the direction of the conventional current is upward, use the right hand rule to show the direction of the magnetic field. The thumb points in the direction of conventional current and the fingers point in the direction of the magnetic field. (N.B. perpendicular).

Polarity Magnets have polarity. The end that points northward is the north pole. The end that points southward is the south pole. Like poles repel each other Unlike poles attract reach other