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    An electromagnet is created by wrapping copper wire around an iron nail and connecting the wire to a battery. This causes a magnetic field to form around the nail due to the electric current in the wire. Unlike a permanent magnet, an electromagnet is only magnetic while the current is flowing and can be turned on and off. The strength of the electromagnet depends on the number of wire coils, the size of the iron nail, and the number of batteries used. Electromagnets are widely used in devices such as phones, radios, toys, and industrial equipment.

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    An electromagnet is created by wrapping copper wire around an iron nail and connecting the wire to a battery. This causes a magnetic field to form around the nail due to the electric current in the wire. Unlike a permanent magnet, an electromagnet is only magnetic while the current is flowing and can be turned on and off. The strength of the electromagnet depends on the number of wire coils, the size of the iron nail, and the number of batteries used. Electromagnets are widely used in devices such as phones, radios, toys, and industrial equipment.

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    An electromagnet is created by wrapping copper wire around an iron nail and connecting the wire to a battery. This causes a magnetic field to form around the nail due to the electric current in the wire. Unlike a permanent magnet, an electromagnet is only magnetic while the current is flowing and can be turned on and off. The strength of the electromagnet depends on the number of wire coils, the size of the iron nail, and the number of batteries used. Electromagnets are widely used in devices such as phones, radios, toys, and industrial equipment.

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    An electromagnet is created by wrapping copper wire around an iron nail and connecting the wire to a battery. This causes a magnetic field to form around the nail due to the electric current in the wire. Unlike a permanent magnet, an electromagnet is only magnetic while the current is flowing and can be turned on and off. The strength of the electromagnet depends on the number of wire coils, the size of the iron nail, and the number of batteries used. Electromagnets are widely used in devices such as phones, radios, toys, and industrial equipment.

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    ELECTROMAGNET
    A simple electromagnet can be made using a dry cell, copper wire coiled around a metal rod
    such as a nail. The electricity that passes through the coiled wire around the nail produces a magnetic
    field that causes the nail to act like a magnet. But unlike an ordinary magnet, an electromagnet can be
    turned off and on. An electromagnet operates only when there is a flow of electricity in the coil of wire.
    When electricity stops flowing through the coil of wire, the nail stops attracting any metal on magnetic
    material.

    The strength of an electromagnet depends on (1) the number of turns in the coil, (2) the size of
    the core and (3) the number of batteries. The greater the number of turns the coil has, the stronger the
    electromagnet is. The bigger the size of the core/nail, the stronger the electromagnet is. The more
    batteries, the stronger the electromagnet is.

    The strength of an electromagnet depends on the electricity that passes through it, the size of
    the metal rod, and the number of coils in the wire. A bigger metal rod and a greater number of coils
    increase the magnetic field that is being produced. Once magnetic field is produced, the metal rod has
    the capacity to attract other metallic materials.

    Electromagnet can be used in different ways. Most electrical devices at home make use of
    electromagnets. Communication devices such as telephone, mobile phone, radio and television have
    electromagnets that transmit and produce sound. Other electrical devices like electric toys,
    loudspeakers, magnetic recording devices such as tape recorders use electromagnets. Visual devices
    such as monitors also use electromagnets. In junkyards, an electromagnetic crane is used to pick up
    scrap metals such as used cars. Spacecrafts also use electromagnets to generate power.

    Summary
    1. An electromagnet is a temporary magnet which is made by making electricity flow around an
    iron base. When electricity stops flowing, its magnetic behavior stops, too.

    2. The parts of an electromagnet are wire, battery and iron nail or core.

    3. The strength of an electromagnet depends on the electricity that passes through it, the size of
    the metal rod, and the number of coils in a wire.

    4. Electromagnets are used in many different devices at home, in industry, in communication and
    in health.

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