How to Make a Magnet With Only Metal
You need a magnet to in order to make a magnet with only metal. There is a process in which the particles of a metal becomes polarized. This method causes the particles to get into a pair of parallel lines, causing just metal to become either a permanent or temporary magnet. There is also a secondary method that requires a few more materials and results in an electromagnet.
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Instructions
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Make a Magnet Using Another Magnet
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Obtain a magnet such as the refrigerator kind or one from a small speaker.
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Position the metal object, such as a fork, paper clip, screwdriver, scissors, or a nail, lengthwise on a flat surface.
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Touch the magnet across the metal but do not run it back and forth over it. Instead, take up the magnet after every swipe over the metal.
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Repeat the motion at least 50 times.
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Hover the now magnetized metal over a collection of tiny nails in order to test it.
Make an Electromagnet
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Make a magnetic metal nail by using a wire, iron nail and battery.
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Connect one end of a insulated copper wire to the positive side of a D-cell battery.
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Coil the copper wire 15 times around an iron nail.
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Connect the other end of the wire to the negative side of a D-cell battery.
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Disconnect and use the combined nail and coiled wire as an electromagnet.
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Tips & Warnings
As with anything electrical, be cautious and keep all materials away from liquid of any kind.
