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Magnets and Electromagnets
• Magnets exert forces at a distance on
magnetic materials like iron and steel
• Magnets pull and push other magnets
N-N repel
S-S repel
N-S attract
• A coil of wire carrying a current is called an
electromagnet
• It makes a magnetic field just like a bar
magnet which is stronger at the ends
• Reversing the current reverses the poles
at the ends
Electromagnets
The strength of the electromagnet can be
increased by:
• More turns of the coil
• Using an iron core
• Increasing the size of the current
The Circuit Breaker
Explain how the circuit breaker works by
arranging the statements in the correct
order.
Extra: The Electric Bell
Uses of Electromagnets
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In scrap yards and factories
Electric buzzers
Electric bells
Relay switches
Circuit breakers
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