Where is a magnetic field the weakest?
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What makes a magnet stronger or weaker?
Most substances have an equal number of electrons spinning in opposite directions, which cancels out their magnetism. These substances have high magnetic permeability and make the strongest magnets. Iron, cobalt and nickel are among these substances. Neodymium iron boron (NdFeb) makes the most powerful magnets.
What causes a magnetic force to get stronger?
When the electric current moves through a wire, it makes a magnetic field. If you coil the wire around and around, it will make the magnetic force stronger, but it will still be pretty weak. Putting a piece of iron or steel inside the coil makes the magnet strong enough to attract objects.
What does a stronger magnet mean?
In general, higher numbers indicate a stronger magnet. The number comes from an actual material property, the Maximum Energy Product of the magnet material, expressed in MGOe (Mega Gauss Oersteds). It represents the strongest point on the magnet’s Demagnetization Curve, or BH Curve.
How can you tell how strong a magnet is?
Magnets come in many strengths, and you can use a gauss meter to determine the strength of a magnet. You can measure the magnetic field in teslas or the magnetic flux in webers or Teslas • m2 (“tesla square meters”).
Do gauss rifles exist?
A coilgun, also known as a Gauss rifle, is a type of mass driver consisting of one or more coils used as electromagnets in the configuration of a linear motor that accelerate a ferromagnetic or conducting projectile to high velocity. A coilgun is not a rifle as the barrel is smoothbore (not rifled).
What happens when you run electricity through a magnet?
Here’s how it works: A magnetic field pulls and pushes electrons in certain objects closer to them, making them move. Metals like copper have electrons that are easily moved from their orbits. If you move a magnet quickly through a coil of copper wire, the electrons will move – this produces electricity.