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प्रश्न
Electromagnets are made up of :
पर्याय
steel
copper
soft iron
aluminium
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उत्तर
Electromagnets are made up of : soft iron
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the material used for preparing an electromagnet.
You are required to make an electromagnet from a soft iron bar by using a cell, an insulated coil of copper wire and a switch.
- Draw a circuit diagram to represent the process.
- Label the poles of the electromagnet.
The following figure shows a coil wound around a soft iron bar XY.
- State the polarity at the ends X and Y as the switch is pressed.
- Suggest one way of increasing the strength of electromagnet so formed.

Show with the aid of a diagram how a wire is wound on a U-shaped piece of soft iron in order to make it an electromagnet. Complete the circuit diagram and label the poles of the electromagnet.
State two ways through which the strength of an electromagnet can be increased.
Name one device that uses an electromagnet.
State two advantages of an electromagnet over a permanent magnet.
Explain, why steel is used in preference to soft iron for making permanent magnets while soft iron is used in preference to steel for making electromagnets.
Explain the working of the following device.
Speaker
Explain the working of the following device.
Magnetic levitation trains.
