An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current.

Electromagnets - a temporary magnet that needs electricity to work

Magnets - an object made by magnetic materials

What is the relationship between magnetism and electricity?

Magnetic fields can be used to make electricity

Moving magnetic fields pull and push electrons. Metals such as copper and aluminum have electrons that are
loosely held. Moving a magnet around a coil of wire, or moving a coil of wire around a magnet, pushes the
electrons in the wire and creates an electrical current.
List things that use magnets and cite their uses.

● Toys

Magnets are found in some toys. For example, a toy train set often has magnets that attach the carriages to
each other, or you can get building blocks that stick together with magnets too.

● Hospitals

In some medical processes, they use magnets. For example, in some scans such as NMR and MRI, powerful
magnets are used. An MRI machine is a large, cylindrical scanner that uses a powerful magnet to create images
of the inside of the body. These images are used to diagnose medical conditions.

● Fridge Magnets
One of the most obvious magnet uses: fridge magnets! They can be used to attach pictures to your fridge.
Alphabet magnets can be used to spell out words on your fridge and spell out fun messages!

● Furniture and Household Appliances

Some cupboards and drawers use magnets to keep the doors closed, as well as fridges too. There are also
some cool new designs that use magnets to appear like they are floating in the air! There are also a few
household appliances that use magnets, and you probably have one at home! Things like microwaves,
speakers, earphones and fans all use magnets to work.

● Jewelry

Some pieces of jewelry have magnetic clasps to clip the ends together around your neck or arm. There are also
magnetic earrings for people who don't have their ears pierced.

● Industrial Machinery

There are special vehicles that have strong magnets on them, for picking up cars and scrap metal. Magnets can
also be found in the motors of machinery, as they help to keep the parts moving. In a computer, there is a hard
drive that contains a powerful magnet. This means the data can be saved to your computer and then kept safe
for a long time too! It also means the data can be read by the computer too. The integrated speakers also need
a magnet to make sound by vibrating.

List something that use electricity

● Lighting
● Heating
● Cooling
● Refrigeration
● and for operating appliances, computers, electronics, machinery, and public transportation systems.

Can you think of things that utilize both magnets and electricity?
 ● Electricity and magnetism power the modern world. Most of our modern technological marvels use
either electricity or magnetism in some way. Some devices use both. Magnetism and electricity are
connected at a fundamental level. Electricity can be created by magnetism, and magnetic fields
can be created by electricity.
● Electric Motors

Electric motors are devices that convert electrical energy into motion. They do this by using magnets. Oersted's
Principle shows that electrical currents create their own magnetic fields. Motors work by making electricity flow
into loops of wire that are suspended inside a magnetic field created by magnets. The magnetic field that the
loops of wire create push against the magnetic field of the magnets, causing them to rotate. This rotation turns
the axle of the motor, and anything the axle is attached to.

● Electric Generators

Electric generators are similar to electric motors. They are also formed of loops of wire suspended in a magnetic
field created by magnets. However, they work in exactly the opposite manner from motors. Generators use
motion to create electricity by means of magnets. Faraday's Law shows that when a wire is exposed to a
changing magnetic field, an electrical current arises. When the axle of the generator is turned, the loop of wire
turns. This causes the loop to be continually exposed to a changing magnetic field, which causes electricity to
flow in the loop. Generators use many different power sources to turn the axle and loops, such as propellers
driven by wind, wheels turned by water, and even hand cranks.

● Electromagnets

Electromagnets are man-made devices that mimic the effects of natural magnets. Electromagnets are essentially
just coils of wire attached to a battery or other source of electricity. By Oersted's Principle the current in the coil
creates a magnetic field. The shape of the coil makes the magnetic field take the same shape as that of a bar
magnet. Electromagnets can do anything that natural magnets can do. They can also do some things that
natural magnets can't: their strengths can be altered by altering the current flowing in them. They can also be
turned off.
How does the voltage of a battery affect the strength of an electromagnet?
- A higher voltage battery will produce a larger current through the same wire.

Factors that affect the strength of electromagnets are

- the nature of the core material, strength of the current passing through the core, the number of turns of
wire on the core and the shape and size of the core

Why are electricity and magnetism related?

- Moving magnetic fields pull and push electrons. Metals such as copper and aluminum have electrons that
are loosely held. Moving a magnet around a coil of wire, or moving a coil of wire around a magnet,
pushes the electrons in the wire and creates an electrical current.
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