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electromagnet

Type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by the flow of electric current

Instance of: type of magnets
Subclass of: magnet
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An electromagnet is a type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by an electric current. Electromagnets usually consist of copper wire wound into a coil. A current through the wire creates a magnetic field which is concentrated along the center of the coil. The magnetic field disappears when the current is turned off. The wire turns are often wound around a magnetic core made from a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material such as iron; the magnetic core concentrates the magnetic flux and makes a more powerful magnet.

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Members / parts: coil
magnetic core
Discovered by: William Sturgeon(1826)
Discovered: 1825

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