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Engineering · L2 · How an Electromagnet Works

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The path from current flowing through a coiled wire to a scrapyard crane lifting and dropping a load of steel.

by @openstemUpdated Engineering
🔋 Current flows from power sourceWire coiled around iron core🧲 Magnetic field forms around coilIs current still flowing?Field stays strong — core attracts steelField disappears instantly⚙️ Crane lifts steel scrapSteel scrap dropsYesNo

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