Asked by sara

A student wishes to make the magnetic force exerted by the electromagnet shown below greater.

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Which procedure step could the student follow to accomplish this goal?

A.
reduce the number of wire turns at location 4

B.
add more batteries in series at location 3

C.
increase the length of wire at location 1

D.
open the switch at location 2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
B

Adding batteries in series increases the voltage and therefore the current through the coil (for a given resistance). The magnetic field of an electromagnet is proportional to NI (number of turns × current), so increasing the current strengthens the magnet. The other choices would weaken or turn off the field.