Asked by Sigma
Question
Tracy wants to make an electromagnet using a copper wire wrapped around an iron bar, as shown below.
To make the bar an electromagnet, what should Tracy do next?
(4 points)
Responses
heat the wire around the bar
heat the wire around the bar
connect the wire to a bulb
connect the wire to a bulb
touch the ends of the wire together
touch the ends of the wire together
send a current through the wire
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Send a current through the wire.
When current flows through the coil it creates a magnetic field that magnetizes the iron bar. (Make sure the wire ends have insulation removed and connect them to a battery or other power source.)
When current flows through the coil it creates a magnetic field that magnetizes the iron bar. (Make sure the wire ends have insulation removed and connect them to a battery or other power source.)
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