7. Electricity & Magnetism Flashcards

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What is a magnetic field?

A

A region of space where magnetic material can experience a force

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2
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What type of poles attract?

A

Unlike poles

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3
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What type of poles repel?

A

Like poles

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4
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What is inside a compass?

A

A tiny bar magnet

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How does a compass show that the earth generates its own magnetic field?

A

When the compasses are not near a magnet they point north

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6
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Which direction do field lines point in?

A

North to South

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7
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What does it mean when field lines are closer together?

A

They are stronger

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8
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Do field lines ever touch or cross?

A

No

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9
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Where is the magnetic field strongest?

A

At the poles of the magnet

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10
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What do the direction of the field lines show?

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The direction of the force that would act on a tiny N-pole placed at that point

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11
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What are magnetic materials made of?

A

Molecular magnets

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12
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What are molecular magnets?

A

Tiny magnets with N and S poles

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13
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What are domains?

A

Groups of molecular magnets

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How are the molecular magnets when a material is unmagnetised?

A

The unmagnetised domains point in random directions

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15
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How are the molecular magnets when a material is magnetised?

A

Most molecular magnets are aligned

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16
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What does saturated mean when talking about a magnet?

A

When all molecular magnets are aligned

17
Q

What happens when a magnet breaks?

A

Two magnets are simply made

18
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Is iron a soft or hard magnetic material?

19
Q

What are the properties of a soft magnetic material?

A
  • easy to magnetise

* will demagnetise easily (so useful in electromagnets)

20
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What type of magnetic material is used for electromagnets?

21
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Why is soft magnetic material used in electromagnets?

A

It is easy to magnetise and demagnetise

22
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Is steel a hard or soft magnetic material?

23
Q

What are the properties of a hard magnetic material?

A
  • harder to magnetise

* also hard to demagnetise

24
Q

What is hard magnetic material used for?

A

Permanent magnets e.g. needles in compasses

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What is an electromagnet?
A solenoid with an iron core inside
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What is a solenoid?
A coil of wire
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What happens when a current is passed along the wire in an electromagnet?
A magnetic field is created and as a result the iron core is magnetised
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What happens in an electromagnet when the current is switched off?
The iron bar loses it's magnetism because it's a temporary magnet
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What can the strength of the magnetic field in an electromagnet be increased by?
* increasing the voltage or decreasing the resistance - to INCREASE THE CURRENT * increasing the number of turns on the coil * inserting an iron core
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Where are electromagnets used?
* cranes | * in hospitals dealing with eye injuries - remove steel splinters
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How does an electric bell work?
* bell-push completes circuit and current flows through electromagnet * iron is attracted towards electromagnet and hammer hits gong * movement breaks circuit so current stops and electromagnet is switched off * spring pulls iron back so contact is made and sequence repeats
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When will a wire NOT experience a force when placed in a magnetic field?
If it's parallel to the direction of the field