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Magnetism The properties and interactions of magnets
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Magnetism What You’ll learn ◦ Explain how a magnet exerts a force. ◦ Describe the properties of temporary and permanent magnets. ◦ Explain why some materials are magnetic and some are not.
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Magnetic Forces Magnets either attract or repel. The strength of the force between two magnets increases as magnets move closer together and decreases as the magnets move farther apart.
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Magnetic Field Strongest close to the magnet and weaker far away Represented by magnetic field lines Has a direction
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Magnetic Poles All magnets have a north pole and south pole. Magnetic field lines always connect the north pole and the south pole of a magnet. Magnetic poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other.
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Magnetic Field Direction Compass needle – small bar magnet with a north pole and south pole Needle rotates until it lines up the magnetic field lines The north pole of a compass points in the direction of the magnetic field which is always away from a north magnetic pole and toward a south magnetic pole.
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Magnetic Materials Only iron, cobalt, or nickel are attracted to magnets or made into permanent magnets Electrons have magnetic properties.
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Magnetic Domains In a metal, the poles of the domain are arranged randomly and pointing in different directions. If place next to a magnet, the atoms are arranged in the direction of the nearby magnetic field
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Permanent Magnet Made by placing a magnetic material in a strong magnetic field. The magnetic field causes the magnetic domains to line up.
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Loss of Magnetism Heat ◦ Causes atoms in the magnet to move faster Dropping the magnet
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