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Question
List some of the practical applications of an electromagnet.
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Solution
Electromagnets are used to lift heavy loads of scrap iron etc., to separate magnetic substances from non-magnetic ones and in devices like the electric bell, telegraphs, telephones, loud speakers, etc.
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