what science experement could u do to detect the strength of a magnet?
2007-02-26 07:59:08 · 8 answers · asked by tammie x 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Hi there...Just the most basic of experiments would be to get a clamp,stand and boss..clamp the various magnets(one at a time,obviously) and use various masses(weights)in grams to see what the magnet can cope with.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-26 08:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by iamthejerseygirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a thumb tack (drawing pin) and confirm that it sticks to the magnet. Then push the tack into successively heavier objects (for which the weight is known) until you find one that is too heavy to lift. Make sure that the objects are not magnetic themselves.
Or, you can take a magnetic compass and move it closer to the magnet, charting the amount of deflection you see as the distance between the magnet's pole and the compass decreases.
Or you can use a gaussmeter which is an instrument for measuring the magnetic field strength.
2007-02-26 08:11:25 · answer #2 · answered by davidbgreensmith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did this one in high school. You know the whole make your own magnet thing with copper wire, 9volt battery and a nail right? Anyway, I got every kind of battery I can find all the way from a hearing aid battery to the battery in my truck, I went to the hardware store and bought several different sizes of metal pipe, for the hearing aid battery I used a sewing needle, and different sizes of copper wire and I demonstrated the different strengths of magnetisim based on the size of the rods, and the conductivity of different metals. The clincher on my A grade was using the truck battery, utility pipe and industrial copper. BE VERY, VERY, CAREFUL!! Actually, I wouldn't suggest you use a car battery, just use smaller but different size batteries. Good Luck.
2007-02-26 08:12:11 · answer #3 · answered by guilfordjh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a magnet
Stick it to various objects of different weight
See which objects the magnet can "pick up"
The heaviest objects you lift (by only grabbing the magnet) is the "strength" of the magnet.
2007-02-26 08:03:48 · answer #4 · answered by Michael Dino C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest is to attach a pin to one end of a magnet and place another pin on the end of the first pin, carry on adding pins,see how many it will pick up.Change magnets,repeat and compare.
2007-02-28 00:24:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a Magentic item.
two diferent MAgnets
The closer the magnet has to be to pick up the item, the weeker it is!
GET IT?
YAY
2007-02-26 08:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by latin4life09 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See how much weight it Will hold
Of course the permeability of the weight affects it.
You can measure different materials with different permeability's and weights and come up with a graph or formula.
2007-02-26 08:05:11 · answer #7 · answered by BILL@CA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take iron shavings and see how close it has to be to effect the shavings
2007-02-26 08:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by r_hare2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋