Some materials can become magnetically induced when placed near a magnet.
For example if steel is placed near a magnet then it can become a magnet.
The closer to the magnet the material is placed, the more the magnetism is induced.
The poles are created opposite so...
If you place a north pole of a bar magnet against a bar of steel then the end facing the north pole would become a south pole.
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Saturday, 7 June 2014
6.3 describe the properties of magnetically hard and soft materials
Magnetically hard materials are materials that stay magnetised after they have been exposed to a magnetic field. An example of this is steel.
A magnetically soft material is one that becomes demagnetised after it leaves a magnetic field. An example of this is iron. It's used in transformers as it can be magnetised and demagnetised many times a second.
A magnetically soft material is one that becomes demagnetised after it leaves a magnetic field. An example of this is iron. It's used in transformers as it can be magnetised and demagnetised many times a second.
6.2 understand that magnets repel and attract other magnets and attract magnetic substances
In a magnet:
Opposite poles attract
Like poles repel
Magnets can also attract other magnetic materials such as iron.
Opposite poles attract
Like poles repel
Magnets can also attract other magnetic materials such as iron.
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