An electric bell contains an electromagnet which helps the bell to ring.

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An electric bell contains an electromagnet, consisting of coils of insulated wire wound around iron rods. When an electric current flows through the coils, the rods become magnetic and attract a piece of iron attached to a clapper. The clapper hits the bell and makes it ring.

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