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Ariana Gomez
PHY 300-04
10/25/15
Purpose: To observe some properties of
magnets and find magnetic field lines.
Materials:
3D magnetic demonstrator
Bar magnets
You can keep cutting a bar magnet, however, the new pieces will each
have a new set of poles. So its practically impossible to cut a bar
magnet in have with isolated poles.
*(so long as it is done very slowly and carefully, its said that its
possible to cut a bar in half and still maintain their own isolated poles)
Step 1 - to check if both nails are magnetized, try placing both next to
each other. Also, switch them around to check to see if either end (the
point of the head of the nail) have an N or S pole. Record results.
Step 2 - If step 1 hasnt shown any results, test one nail to see if its
magnetic. To do this, take nail A and rub the point at the middle of
nail B. Switch to nail B and do the same procedure. Record results.
(The middle of the nails are magnetically neutral so well see if this
affects either one).
Step 3 The last thing that can be done is that now since both nails
have been rubbed at a neutral spot, test once again the same procedure
as step 1 and see now if either ends of both nails are magnetized.
Record your answers.
(This may work since by rubbing the nails in the middle, they have
essentially become neutralized. Now, we may get better results.)
Using a 3D magnetic demonstrator and magnets: (1) insert magnets with like poles facing each other and (2)
repeat but with opposite poles facing each other. What differences did you observe?
1. With like poles facing each other, I saw that
there didnt seem to be much activity. Also, the
magnets kept trying to come out.
II.
S
S
N
N
III.
Rub the eye of a needle on one end of the bar magnet. Record the polarity of the magnet (eye= S, point= N).
After inserting the needle into Styrofoam balls and having it float in water, note which end of the needle points
toward the geographical North.