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Magnetism
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Magnet
The first
magnets
were
known as
magnetite
or
loadstone.
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Magnetic field lines of a bar magnet
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Iron filings "map" of the field of a bar magnet
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Cutting a magnet
An interesting characteristic of magnets is that
when you cut a magnet into parts, each part will
have both N and S poles.
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Making Magnets
Stroking a
piece of
unmagnetised
iron or steel
with a known
magnet can
make it into a
magnet.
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Making Magnets
Placing a magnet alongside a non-
magnetised steel knitting needle for some
time will magnetise it.
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The Earth – A huge magnet
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Electric current and magnetism
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Classification of materials
Ferromagnetic materials
strongly attracted by a magnetic force:
iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co) and
gadolinium (Gd)
Paramagnetic materials
weakly attracted to magnets: Aluminum
Diamagnetic materials
when they are exposed to a strong
magnetic field, they induce a weak
magnetic field in the opposite direction.
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Ferromagnetic material
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Spinning electrons
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Domains
Magnetic material with domains misaligned
Aligned domains makes material highly magnetic
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Non magnetic material
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Permanent magnet
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Demagnetize
Heating a piece of
magnetized iron or
steel strongly in a
flame will
demagnetize it.
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Solenoid
H = NI/ L