Make An Electromagnet

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.

Make an electromagnet. Magnets like the one you made that can be turned on and off are called electromagnets. Learn how to make a simple electromagnet right at home. Remove about 1 inch 3 centimeters. Here s what to do.

Magnet academy is brought to you by the national high magnetic field laboratory the largest most high powered magnet lab in the world. You can make an electromagnet stronger by doing these things. Keep in mind that the tighter the coils are the stronger the magnet will be. 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.

The electricity flowing through the wire arranges the molecules in the nail so that they are attracted to certain metals. All you need to do is wrap some insulated copper wire around an iron core. Hold the copper wire ends tightly to the top of the battery and move the metal bar or nail with the battery to the paper clips and you should be able to lift them. Wrap the wire in a single direction going around the piece of iron.

Wrap the copper wire around the nail starting at the head of the nail. Now you have make your electromagnet d enjoy. 48 seconds last modified on 21 september 2014 back to top what s the maglab. Use the small piece of iron for this such as a nail screw or bolt.

Start wrapping your wire tightly around your nail. You can make an electromagnet stronger by doing these things. When the battery is disconnected the iron core will lose its magnetism. Make sure there is another 8 inches 20 centimeters of wire loose at the other end of the nail after you re finished.

A pump is a device that moves fluids. Leave approximately 8 inches 20 centimeters of. If the battery becomes hot that means it is working. They run on electricity and are only magnetic when the electricity is flowing.

If you attach a battery to the wire an electric current will begin to flow and the iron core will become magnetized. For this project we will need an electrical pump. It is fairly easy to build an electromagnet. The wire turns are often wound around a magnetic core made from a ferromagnetic or.