which type of wire we need to use to make an electric magnet .
is it insulated or a non insulated wire or something else.

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Insulated copper wire is used to make an electromagnet. A coil of many circular turns of insulated copper wire wrapped closely in the shape of a cylinder is called a solenoid.

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Why do we use insulated copper wire while making electromagnets ?

State True or False:

A wire with green insulation is usually the live wire of an electric supply.

Give scientific reasons.

(a) The copper wire used in an electro-magnet is insulated.

(b) In an electric bell, the electric current stops again and again.

(d) The fuse wire is made of a good conductor.

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