{"id":10529,"date":"2024-09-13T08:10:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T08:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/?page_id=10529"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:38:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T13:38:34","slug":"how-to-make-an-electromagnet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/science-center\/how-to-make-an-electromagnet\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make an Electromagnet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10529\" class=\"elementor elementor-10529\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32369bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32369bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cba06a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cba06a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Make an Electromagnet<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0dd78d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c0dd78d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e4dee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54e4dee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f03b91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f03b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b796e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b796e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study of Oersted\u2019s experiment and electromagnetism led to new ways of harnessing electric power. One way is the electromagnet, which has many practical applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb0e78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bb0e78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a870622 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a870622\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a4777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48a4777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Materials You Will Need:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><a class=\"anchorhover\" href=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/science-center\/how-to-build-a-power-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Energizer\u00ae Power Pack\"><em>Energizer<\/em><sub>\u00ae<\/sub>\u00a0Power Pack<\/a><\/li><li>Switch or alternate commercial knife blade switch<\/li><li>One No. 20 nail, paper clips, and thumb tacks<\/li><li>One 6\u2033 piece and one 2-yard piece of number 22 insulated copper bell wire with approximately 1\u2033 of insulation stripped off all ends<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e58b20 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e58b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb21d34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb21d34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c742dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c742dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1. Wind about 100 turns of the 2 yard piece of wire around the nail<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b263233 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b263233\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a80a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a80a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Wind-about-100-turns.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10539\" alt=\"Wind about 100 turns\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ecbb0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ecbb0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b777482 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b777482\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f9141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1f9141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Connect-one-wire.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10540\" alt=\"Connect one wire\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7406dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7406dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0cfb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0cfb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2. Connect one wire end to the switch and the other end to the positive (+) terminal of the \u201cPower Pack\u201d. Connect the remaining 6\u201d wire between the switch and the negative (-) terminal of the \u201cEnergizer\u00ae Power Pack\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f6a5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54f6a5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a015e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5a015e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af572c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6af572c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3. With the switch open try to pick up some paper clips and tacks. What happens?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3207d80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3207d80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ca711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0ca711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"181\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/With-the-switch-open.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10541\" alt=\"With the switch open\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d784e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89d784e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5b4a17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5b4a17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c505aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c505aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/Close-the-switch.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10543\" alt=\"Close the switch\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc5fcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdc5fcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04f18a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04f18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4. Close the switch and try to pick up the same paper clips and tacks. What happens?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-310da6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"310da6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6547cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6547cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1de568 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1de568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can increase the power of your electromagnet by winding more turns of wire around the nail. You could also use transformer wire with an enamel exterior to get more wraps around the nail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Make an Electromagnet The study of Oersted\u2019s experiment and electromagnetism led to new ways of harnessing electric power. One way is the electromagnet, which has many practical applications. Materials You Will Need: Energizer\u00ae\u00a0Power Pack Switch or alternate commercial knife blade switch One No. 20 nail, paper clips, and thumb tacks One 6\u2033 piece [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":10325,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10529","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10529\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energizer.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}