Below is a picture of an electromagnet made by wrapping a wire around an iron nail and connecting it to a battery. The electromagnet can be turned off by disconnecting it from the battery. A teacher helps students perform 2 experiments to test the variables that affect the electromagnet’s magnetic strength.

Question

Experiment 1

The students build an electromagnet using a 4.5 volt battery connected to an iron nail with coils wrapped around it. They change the number of coils around the nail and record how many paperclips the electromagnet can pick up each time. The results are shown in the table below.

Experiment 2

In the second experiment, the students keep the same number of coils around the nail and records how many paperclips the electromagnet can pick up using different batteries.



Which question can be answered based on the results of Experiment 2?

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Responses

How is the strength of an electromagnet affected by the number of coils around the nail?
How is the strength of an electromagnet affected by the number of coils around the nail?

How is the voltage of an electromagnet affected by the number of coils wrapped around the nail?
How is the voltage of an electromagnet affected by the number of coils wrapped around the nail?

How is the strength of an electromagnet affected by the voltage of the battery?
How is the strength of an electromagnet affected by the voltage of the battery?

How does the voltage of an electromagnet change when the type of paper clips changes?
How does the voltage of an electromagnet change when the type of paper clips changes?
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Answer 1

The question that can be answered based on the results of Experiment 2 is:

How is the strength of an electromagnet affected by the voltage of the battery?

In Experiment 2, the students tested different batteries while keeping the number of coils constant, which allows them to assess the effect of varying voltage on the electromagnet's strength (measured by the number of paperclips it can pick up).