Question

A student creates an electromagnet, How could the student create a larger current in the electromagnet?

Answer 1

Answer

When an electric current flows in a wire, it creates a magnetic field around the wire. This effect can be used to make an electromagnet. A simple electromagnet comprises a length of wire turned into a coil and connected to a battery or power supply.

A coil of insulated wire is wrapped around an iron nail. One end of the coil of wire is connected to a battery. The other is connected to a switch in the circuit

A simple electromagnet

You can make an electromagnet stronger by doing these things:

wrapping the coil around a piece of iron (such as an iron nail)

adding more turns to the coil

increasing the current flowing through the coil

There is a limit to how much current can be passed safely through the wire because the resistance of the wire causes heating.