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Iron is often described as a 'soft' magnetic material. Many types of steel are described as 'hard' magnetic materials.

Explain why a permanent magnet should be made of steel rather than iron.

Important Questions on Magnetism

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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>Questions>Q 16.3
Draw a diagram to show the field pattern between two magnets of equal strength whose south poles are placed close together.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>Questions>Q 16.4
Describe how an electromagnet could be used to separate copper from iron in a scrapyard.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>Question>Q 16.5
Sketch a diagram of the magnetic field pattern of a solenoid.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>Question>Q 16.5
How would the pattern change if the current through the solenoid was reversed?
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>End-of-chapter questions>Q 1
Copy and complete the sentence: Like poles _____
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>End-of-chapter questions>Q 1
Copy and complete these two sentence: Unlike poles _____ .
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>End-of-chapter questions>Q 1
Draw diagram to illustrate like and unlike poles.
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Upper Secondary: IGCSE
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Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Coursebook Second Edition>Chapter 16 - Magnetism>End-of-chapter questions>Q 2

Copy and complete the sentence to state the differences between hard and soft magnetic materials.

..... magnetic materials are easy to magnetise and easy to demagnetise.