Magnetism and Radioactivity

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What is a magnet?

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A magnet is an object which attracts anything containing iron, cobalt, nickel, and some alloys of iron oxide.

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What are magnetic materials?

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Materials that are attracted by magnets, such as iron, cobalt, and nickel.

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What are non-magnetic materials?

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Materials that are not attracted by magnets, such as paper, plastic, glass, and copper.

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What are the common types of artificial magnets?

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Cylindrical, U shape, ring, disk, and bar magnets.

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What are the two poles of a magnet?

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North Pole and South Pole.

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What happens if you break a bar magnet in half?

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Each half will still have a North Pole and South Pole.

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What are permanent magnets?

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Magnets that tend to stay magnetized for a long time.

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What are temporary magnets?

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Magnets that lose their magnetism immediately.

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What is magnetic force?

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The force that causes two magnets to attract or repel each other.

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What is a magnetic field?

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The area of magnetic force around a magnet.