How do you measure the gauss of a magnet ?

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How do you measure the gauss of a magnet ?

If some one tells you that a certain magnet is 1000 gauss how do you know if they are being truthfull

2006-08-07 21:30:03 · 2 answers · asked by Realist 2006 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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A fluxmeter has a rotating coil of wire, and the voltage induced in the coil by the magnetic flux is proportional to the flux. Measure the voltage, display it on a meter, and you're done. There are other ways of doing it also, as by Hall effect [look it up].

2006-08-07 21:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

Get a Gauss meter.

2006-08-08 04:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋