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    Basic Magnetism

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    Magnets occur naturally in rocks like lodestone. There are three main types of magnets: permanent magnets that retain magnetism, electromagnets that become magnetic when wrapped in a current-carrying wire, and solenoids that exhibit magnetism when current flows through a coil of wire. All magnets produce magnetic lines of force that originate at the North pole and travel to the South pole, forming a magnetic field. Certain materials like iron, steel, cobalt and nickel are strongly attracted to magnets, while others like wood, aluminum and gold are weakly repelled. Magnetism results from the spinning and orbital motion of electrons in atoms.

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    Magnets occur naturally in rocks like lodestone. There are three main types of magnets: permanent magnets that retain magnetism, electromagnets that become magnetic when wrapped in a current-carrying wire, and solenoids that exhibit magnetism when current flows through a coil of wire. All magnets produce magnetic lines of force that originate at the North pole and travel to the South pole, forming a magnetic field. Certain materials like iron, steel, cobalt and nickel are strongly attracted to magnets, while others like wood, aluminum and gold are weakly repelled. Magnetism results from the spinning and orbital motion of electrons in atoms.

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    Magnets occur naturally in rocks like lodestone. There are three main types of magnets: permanent magnets that retain magnetism, electromagnets that become magnetic when wrapped in a current-carrying wire, and solenoids that exhibit magnetism when current flows through a coil of wire. All magnets produce magnetic lines of force that originate at the North pole and travel to the South pole, forming a magnetic field. Certain materials like iron, steel, cobalt and nickel are strongly attracted to magnets, while others like wood, aluminum and gold are weakly repelled. Magnetism results from the spinning and orbital motion of electrons in atoms.

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    Basic Magnetism

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    Magnets occur naturally in rocks like lodestone. There are three main types of magnets: permanent magnets that retain magnetism, electromagnets that become magnetic when wrapped in a current-carrying wire, and solenoids that exhibit magnetism when current flows through a coil of wire. All magnets produce magnetic lines of force that originate at the North pole and travel to the South pole, forming a magnetic field. Certain materials like iron, steel, cobalt and nickel are strongly attracted to magnets, while others like wood, aluminum and gold are weakly repelled. Magnetism results from the spinning and orbital motion of electrons in atoms.

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    Basic Magnetism

    Magnets occur naturally within rocks like


    lodestone. The word magnet is derived form
    a place called Magnesia because magnetic
    rocks are common there.

    Types of Magnets
    Permanent retain magnetism
    permanently

    Types of Magnets
    2. Electromagnets when an iron bar is wrapped
    with a current carrying wire, the bar becomes a
    magnet. It ceases to be magnetic when the current
    is off.

    Types of Magnets
    3. Solenoid A coil of wire itself exhibits
    magnetism when the current is on.

    Lines of Force
    In all cases, the magnet produces magnetic
    lines of force that attract or repel other
    magnets. The magnetic lines of force form a
    magnetic field. All lines are said to originate
    at the N pole and travel to the S. (You may
    also consider the lines to point in the
    direction that an N pole test magnet would
    be pushed.)

    Lines of Force

    The Greeks found a rock (magnetite or


    lodestone) that attracted iron. The Chinese
    used this to invent compasses in the 11th
    century.

    A few materials (iron, steel) are strongly


    attracted to magnets. Others are less
    strongly (cobalt, and nickel).

    Types of Magnetism
    Ferromagnetic materials with a strong
    magnetic attraction. (iron, steel)
    Paramagnetic materials with a slight
    magnetic attraction. (wood , aluminum,
    platinum, oxygen)
    Diamagnetic weakly repelled by strong
    magnets. (zinc, bismuth, sodium chloride,
    gold)

    Theory of Magnetism
    Magnetism is a property of a charge in
    motion. The electrons revolve around the
    nucleus, causing the magnetism. The
    electrons also spin on their own axis (like
    the Earth), producing a magnetic field.
    However, when the electrons are paired, the
    fields cancel each other out.

    Domains
    Domains are regions of magnetic
    substances that have a free, spinning
    electron. When these domains line up, the
    substance becomes a magnet.

    Evidence that supports the


    domain theory
    1. Rubbing a nail with a magnet turns the nail into a magnet.
    2. Rubbing a test tube of iron filings produces North & South poles that can be seen
    with a compass.
    3. When temporary magnets are hit, they lose their magnetism.

    Evidence that supports the


    domain theory
    4. Breaking a magnet in two, results in 2
    magnets with North & South poles.

    Evidence that supports the


    domain theory
    5. The magnetism of a bar magnet can be
    reversed by a strong external magnetic field.

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