Practicaly playing with bar magnets I noticed that each pole had in itself a north and south pole, in asmuch for want of a better description if it were stood on end the force would be cascading down on all sides, so by looking at the right of the magnet, the force would be clockwise but to the left anticlockwise, is it anyway possible to direct all the force: say to the right or to the left
2007-01-18 09:52:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
There is no such thing as a mono-pole magnet - all magnetic fields must flow from one pole to the other pole - in all magnets - all the time.
The absolute best way to illustrate a magnetic field is to sprinkle iron filings randomly on a sheet of glass and place the glass onto one of your bar magnets - gently tap the side of the glass and the magnetic field will be perfectly illustrated on the top of the glass by the iron filings.
You can then place two magnets in different positions under the glass to see if you can direct the magnetic fields the way you want.
(Note: You can get iron/steel filings at any garage that does brake machining - you may want to run them through a strainer to collect only the finest particles)
2007-01-18 10:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can shape a magnet to concentrate the field lines in a certain way. A horseshoe magnet does this.
2007-01-18 18:05:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes electrically but then it would not be a magnet.
2007-01-20 09:41:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no because it would neutralise and then any force would need anergy to occur, thats my understanding, of course im not scientist
2007-01-18 17:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by Danny F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋