Two common uses for electromagnets are _____.
1 answer:
Two common uses for electromagnets are _producing strong magnetic fields_& __electrical switches_.
Explanation:
An electric current can turn a ferromagnetic material temporarily magnetic using Faraday's principle, if the wire carrying the current is wound in coils around the ferromagnetic material. When the electric current is turned on the ferromagnetic material, such as iron, becomes magnetic but loses the magnetism when the current is switched off. This application can be used in a junkyard where a crane with a ferromagnetic arm can lift scrap cars from one point and dump them is a scrapper.
An electromagnet switch can also be applied in the switching on and off of a larger current. These are called relay switches. When the smaller current is turn on, it magnetizes a ferromagnetic material. The magnet then attracts another metal that is attached to a contact arm of a switch. The attraction results in the closing of a switch of a larger current. When the smaller current is switched off, the loss of magnetism causes the metal with the contact arm to open the larger switch.
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