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What is an electromagnet and how does it work?

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What is an electromagnet and how does it work?

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Electromagnets are made of coils of wire with electricity passing through them. Moving charges create magnetic fields, so when the coils of wire in an electromagnet have an electric current passing through them, the coils behave like a magnet.

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