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IGCSE Physics CIE
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it is like a
special force
Magnetism property that makes
certain
poles materials to
north south
centre Attract or
repel
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Poles of a Magnet A magnet is an
object that
Like poles repel 3m produce a magneh
field around
Unlike poles attract itself attract
ferromagnetic
Fe Ni Co
substances
Opposite poles attract; like poles repel
Magnetised both
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Unmagnetised never
A magnet can only repel another magnet
Magnetised vs. Magnetic
pulsionisthem
Magnetised materials
poles
repel sure Test for
magnetu
unmagnetised attracted
repulsion
Non-magnetic not attracted do not interact
magnetic field
woodplastic
attracts Thightt
Ferromagnetic
little
magnetic
para does not
magnetic
dia rarely
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Uses of Magnets
magnet
Natural Artificial
temporary
permanent
thing.net
Compasses:
School lab experiments
ironRod wire
Toys;
Fridge magnets; Behave like
a magnet
magnetised till
current in wire
no current demagnetised current
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MRI scanners
Speakers and earphones
0 Tesla
Recycling;
f
Earth
Mag-Lev Trains;
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Magnets
Fe Nico
89
f
Magnetic materials are attracted to a magnet; non-magnetic materials are not steel
iron chromium
741 18
fetert Ni nickel 8
attracted
Magnetic materials attracted to magnets
repelled
attracted not repelled
Electromagnet
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produce its own magnetic field
temporarily
induced magnetism
main
E
attracted 0
opposite
of
Inducing magnetism in a magnetic material
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ANSWER: A
ae
B see
C D
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Direction
Iangent
tangent
if
Uniform Some
Dive Some Direction
Direct Time some
gap Some pregnite
magnitude some men equal uniform
non
non uniform
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Magnetic Fields
magnetic field
The region around a magnet where a force acts on another magnet or on a
magnetic material (such as iron, steel, cobalt and nickel)
Field
mono
uniform
not
gaps opposite poles
ftp im
it is represented
pole
S N by an imaginary
lines called
exist magnetic field
A uniform field is created when two opposite poles are held close together. Magnetic
fields are always directed from North to South
lines
points
same strength and direction at all
t
equal spacing e
south
same distance apart
north
NC
Ski
north south
strength direction
arrows
from north to south
never touch or cross
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