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frannie794
Oct 9, 2007, 11:18 AM
Why is iron attracted to magnets?
Please help me running out of time!:confused:
terryg752
Oct 10, 2007, 06:30 PM
NOT SURE, BUT I THINK THE ANSWER IS:
Electrons have negative charge
The magnet makes the electrons in iron to move so that one end of the iron has more elctrons than the other end, Result: one end of iron has positive charge, other end (with more elctrons) has negative charge.
The magnet also has one end having positive charge and the other with negative charge.
The end of magnet with negative charge attracts the end of iron with positive charge. This is fundamental principle of electric charge.
biackgoku
Oct 12, 2007, 10:38 PM
why is iron attracted to magnets?
please help me running out of time!:confused:
Iron is attrated to mangnets becase the tiny molicues heat up and creat a magnetic beriar that can't pick up things that is what I think o yea add me to buddys list I will teack more about magnets