GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

MAGNETISM

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What is an electromagnet?
A
a magnet that creates an electric current
B
a magnet created by an electric current
C
a magnet that has an electric charge
D
an electric charge that is magnetic
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current. Electromagnets usually consist of wire wound into a coil. A current through the wire creates a magnetic field which is concentrated in the hole in the center of the coil.

Detailed explanation-2: -An electro magnet is a temporary magnet made by winding wire around an iron core. When current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet, and when the current is turned off it looses it’s magnetic properties.

Detailed explanation-3: -Electromagnets are a different from permanent magnets. Electromagnets are made of coils of wire with electricity passing through them. Moving charges create magnetic fields, so when the coils of wire in an electromagnet have an electric current passing through them, the coils behave like a magnet.

Detailed explanation-4: -electromagnet, device consisting of a core of magnetic material surrounded by a coil through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core. An electromagnet is used wherever controllable magnets are required, as in contrivances in which the magnetic flux is to be varied, reversed, or switched on and off.

Detailed explanation-5: -An electromagnet is made by winding an insulated copper wire around a soft iron core either in the shape of a solenoid or U-shape and passing current through it. The strength of magnetic field of an electromagnet depends on: The number of turns of wire wound around the coil, and.

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