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Electromagnet

Electromagnet is a temporary magnet formed when electric current flows through a wire or other conductor. Most electromagnets consist of wire wound around an iron core. This core is made from magnetically soft iron that loses its magnetism quickly when the electric current stops flowing through the wire. More »

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Electromagnet

Electromagnet is a temporary magnet formed when electric current flows through a wire or other... More >>

Electromagnetism

Electromagnetism is the branch of physics that studies the relationship between electricity and... More >>

Gauss

Gauss, gows, is a unit used to measure the strength of a magnetic field. It is named for Carl... More >>

Hall effect

Hall effect is an electrical phenomenon that occurs when a current flows through a material in a... More >>

Inductance

Inductance is a property of an electric circuit that opposes any change in the current flowing in... More >>

Induction, Electric

Induction, Electric, is the process by which an electrically charged object charges another... More >>

Lenz's law

Lenz's, LEHN zuhz or LEHNT suhz, law is a principle that relates magnetism to electric current,... More >>

Magnetism

Magnetism is the force that electric currents exert on other electric currents. Magnetism may be... More >>

Magnetohydrodynamics

Magnetohydrodynamics, mag nee toh hy droh dy NAM ihks, often abbreviated MHD, is the study of the... More >>

Magnetometer

Magnetometer, mag nuh TOM uh tuhr, is a device that measures magnetic fields. A magnetic field is... More >>

Pole

Pole. Earth is constantly rotating (spinning) on an imaginary line called an axis. The axis... More >>

Weber

Weber, VAY buhr or WEE buhr, is a unit used to measure a magnetic field. A magnetic field is the... More >>


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