rary and artificial magnets.

They are magnets that are onlymagnetic when there is a coil

of wire with electricity running through it. This is called a solenoid. The strength of the magnet
is proportional to the current flowing in the circuit. The electricity running through the wire is called a
current. The current is the flow of electrons, which are negatively charged particles. Electromagnets are
used for a variety of purposes. In a simple example, an electromagnet can pick up pieces of iron, nickel,
and cobalt.

Electromagnets can be made stronger by adding more coils to the copper wire, or adding an iron core
through the coils (for example a nail). The current can also be increased to make the magnetism
stronger. British electrician William Sturgeon invented the electromagnet in 1825.

An electromagnet is very beneficial because it can be turned on and off easily (using an electric current),
whereas a permanent magnet cannot be turned off and will continue to affect its immediate
environment. Iron stops being an electromagnet very quickly, but steel takes time to wear off. To make
an electromagnet, copper wire is wound around a steel rod. The two ends of the wire are connected to
the + (positive) and - (negative) side of the battery.

Electromagnets are used in everyday items such as burglar alarms, electric relays and fire bells.Electric
motors are basically electromagnets. Their ability to change from the state of non-magnetic to magnetic
just by passing an electric current through it allows it to be used in many different items. This ability is
used in relays.

Electromagnets can also be used to make electricity. Movement of a magnet back and forth in front of
the electromagnet will make an electric current.

Why electromagnets work[change | change source]

Electromagnets work because when electricity flows through a wire it makes a magnetic
field around the wire. The direction of the magnetic field can be found by using the right-hand
rule. This means that if a person points the thumb of their right hand in the direction of the
current, the magnetic field would go around the wire the same way theirrary and artificial
magnets.They are magnets that are onlymagnetic when there is a coil of wire with electricity running
through it. This is called a solenoid. The strength of the magnet is proportional to the current flowing
in the circuit. The electricity running through the wire is called a current. The current is the flow
of electrons, which are negatively charged particles. Electromagnets are used for a variety of
purposes. In a simple example, an electromagnet can pick up pieces of iron, nickel, and cobalt.

Electromagnets can be made stronger by adding more coils to the copper wire, or adding an iron
core through the coils (for example a nail). The current can also be increased to make the
magnetism stronger. British electrician William Sturgeon invented the electromagnet in 1825.

An electromagnet is very beneficial because it can be turned on and off easily (using an electric
current), whereas a permanent magnet cannot be turned off and will continue to affect its immediate
environment. Iron stops being an electromagnet very quickly, but steel takes time to wear off. To
make an electromagnet, copper wire is wound around a steel rod. The two ends of the wire are
connected to the + (positive) and - (negative) side of the battery.
Electromagnets are used in everyday items such as burglar alarms, electric relays and fire
bells.Electric motors are basically electromagnets. Their ability to change from the state of non-
magnetic to magnetic just by passing an electric current through it allows it to be used in many
different items. This ability is used in relays.

Electromagnets can also be used to make electricity. Movement of a magnet back and forth in front
of the electromagnet will make an electric current.

Why electromagnets work[change | change source]

Electromagnets work because when electricity flows through a wire it makes a magnetic field around
the wire. The direction of the magnetic field can be found by using the right-hand rule. This means
that if a person points the thumb of their right hand in the direction of the current, the magnetic field
would go around the wire the same way their fingers would wrap around the wire.

The magnetic field made by a single wire is not usually very strong. To make an electromagnet
normally the wire is wrapped in many loops to make the fields of each piece of wire add together into
one stronger magnetic field.
fingers would wrap around the wire.

The magnetic field made by a single wire is not usually very strong. To make an electromagnet normally
the wire is wrapped in many loops to make the fields of each piece of wire add together into one
stronger magnetic field.