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प्रश्न
Name one device that uses an electromagnet.
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उत्तर
Electric bell
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why is soft iron used as the core of the electromagnet in an electric bell?
The incomplete diagram of an electric bell is given in Figure. Draw winding of coil on the core and complete the electric circuit in the diagram.
G-Gong, H-Hammer, A-Armature, C-Core, B-Battery.

Electromagnets are made up of :
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.

A coil of insulated copper wire is wound around a piece of soft iron and current is passed in the coil from a battery. What name is given to the device so obtained? Give one use of the device mentioned by you.
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 in detail the application of electromagnets.
Assertion (A): When 2 long parallel wires, hanging freely are connected in parallel to a battery, they come closer to each other.
Reason (R): Wires carrying current in opposite directions repel each other.
