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Shape Of Magnetic Fields

Description

View the shape of different magnetic fields

Purpose

Apparatus

broken bar magnets, compasses, glass tray, iron filings

Setup

  • If using iron filings place the magnets configuration on the overhead projector and then set the tray on top of the magnet. Shaking iron filings into the tray then keeps the filings from direct contact with the magnet (and thus is easier to clean up). Try to prevent clumps of filings forming otherwise the field lines will be hard to observe.
  • If using small compasses set these out around the magnet in the tray and again project using the overhead projector.

Updated on 05/30/13

Notes

Demo room information

Location O3
Maker Unknown
Current State Working
demonstrations/5_electricity_and_magnetism/5h_magnetic_fields_and_forces/shape_of_magnetic_fields/start.txt · Last modified: 2020/01/28 18:10 by demoroom