induced magnets
What induced magnets means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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These are magnetic only while in a field, their poles are set by that field, the force is always attraction, and magnetism is lost quickly once the field is removed.
A magnet that only becomes magnetic while it sits in the magnetic field of another magnet, and loses its magnetism when that field is removed.
Topics that use induced magnets
- Poles of a magnet (AQA GCSE)
- Magnets and magnetic fields (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- attraction and repulsion
- permanent magnets
- always attraction
- chain of nails
- Combining fields of multiple turns
- contact forces
- demagnetisation
- Dipping compass and vertical field component
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