Write three reasons of widely using electromagnet.
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Following are the reasons for using electromagnet so widely :
- It is temporary magnet so according to need we can switch on and off the power supply.
- the strength of electromagnet can be increased or decreased according to need.
- It can be designed in any shape or size.
Electromagnets are found in doorbells, hard drives, speakers, MagLev trains, anti-shoplifting systems, MRI machines, microphones, home security systems, VCRs, tape decks, motors, and many other everyday objects.The primary advantage of using an electromagnet over a permanent magnet is that you can control its magnetic field. You turn on and off the device's magnetic field, and with many electromagnets, you can even control the power of the magnetic field.Electromagnets have the main benefit of manipulating their magnetic pull strength – both by turning the magnet on or off and by adjusting the current. They also feature greater pull strength than permanent magnets. Some estimates place the largest electromagnet at 20 times stronger than the strongest permanent magnet.
- Motors and generators.
- Transformers.
- Pickups.
- Relays.
- Electric bells and buzzers.
- Loudspeakers and headphones.
- Actuators such as valves.
- Magnetic recording and data storage equipment: tape recorders, VCRs, hard disks.
Car scrap-yards use huge electromagnets to lift heaps of crumpled iron and steel. Switch off the current and the object crashes to the ground. In the home, by far the most common use of electromagnets is in electric motors.