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Magnets which behave as magnets only while on passing electric current in a coil wrapped around them.


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Electromagnet:

  1. When an electric current flows through a conductor, it creates a magnetic field around the conductor.
  2. Due to this it behave like a magnet, This is known as electromagnet.

Hence,Magnets which behave as magnets only while on passing electric current in a coil wrapped around them is known as Electromagnet.


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