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1 What affects the strength of an electromagnet?
By: Merly Lopez

2 Hypothesis If I put an electromagnet in an oven, my results would be that it’s strength would change, then it will pick up more paperclips than usual.

3 Research Paper (Magnetic Dipoles)
Electromagnetism- Electromagnetism is the force that causes the interaction between electrically charged particles; the areas in which this happens are called electromagnetic fields.  Magnetic Field- A magnetic field is a mathematical description of the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials. Magnet- A magnet is a material or object that produces a magnetic field. Electromagnet- An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by the flow of electric current. Electric current- Electric current is a flow of electric charge through a medium

4 Research Paper (cont.) An electric current flowing in a wire creates a magnetic field around the wire. To concentrate the magnetic field, you wrap a wire (I used insulated wire) around an iron core (I used a nail). It then produces the magnetic field making it pick up the paperclips. The magnetic field of an electromagnet is created by the flow of electric current through a coiled wire. The higher the temperature is, the greater the resistance that’s in the wire, which means less current and a weaker magnetic field.

5 Independent Variable Everybody knows that the independent variable is the variable you are purposely changing. In this case the independent variable is the temperature.

6 Dependent Variable A dependent variable is the variable that is changing because of the independent variable. My dependent variable is the strength of the electromagnet

7 Controlled Variables The amount of time I wrap the wire around the battery The type of battery The thickness of insulated wire Amount of space in room Size of nail

8 Procedures Gather up all materials. Create an electromagnet
Put it in the oven for 3 min on 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, put paperclips on a flat surface and record how many paperclips the electromagnet attracts. After, let the electromagnet cool and then put it in the refrigerator for 3 min on 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Then, repeat the 4th step.

9 Materials Battery Insulated Wire 6 in. nail Oven Refrigerator
Paperclips

10 Results/Data I counted the number of paperclip each magnet attracted.
I put the Electromagnet in the oven with 90 degrees Fahrenheit for 3 min. For the cool I Put the electromagnet in the freezer with a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius for 3 min.

11 Conclusion My hypothesis was accepted, temperature does affect the strength of an electromagnet.

12 Thank You For Reading I Hope You Enjoyed :D


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