Physics GCSE
chain of nails
What chain of nails means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of chain of nails
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Iron nails can hang from a bar magnet, each nail becoming an induced magnet that induces magnetism in the next one down.
Topics that use chain of nails
- Poles of a magnet (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- always attraction
- attraction and repulsion
- contact forces
- demagnetisation
- effect of separation
- equal and opposite forces
- field line spacing
- field lines between poles
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