PIRA 5H10.00 MAGNETIC FIELDS

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
5H10.00Magnetic Fields
5H10.10magnetic paper clip arrowPIRA 500
5H10.11compassEr-6A compass is used to find poles.
5H10.11compass needles & magnetE-76A large compass needle or dip needle is used as an indicator of magnetic field.
5H10.12magnetoscope32-3.1A magnetoscope is constructed by hanging needles from the edge of a small brass disc.
5H10.15dip needlePIRA 500
5H10.15dip needleEr-7A dip needle is used to show the inclination of the earth's magnetic field.
5H10.15dip needleE-111Use a dip needle to find the local direction of the earth's field.
5H10.15dip needleE-6bA very large dip needle is shown next to the standard catalog size. Check it out.
5H10.15dip needleDisc 19-03Turn a compass on its side. Animation.
5H10.20Oersted's effectPIRA 200Explore the field around a long wire with a compass needle.
5H10.20Oersted's effect5H10.20Demonstrate Oersted's effect with a compass needle and a long wire carrying a heavy current.
5H10.20Oersted's effectEi-8A compass needle is used to explore the field around a long wire.
5H10.20Oersted's effectE-7bA compass deflects above and below a current carrying wire. ALSO- jumping wire.
5H10.20Oersted's needleDisc 19-08Hold a current carrying wire over a bar magnet on a pivot and the magnet moves perpendicular to the wire.
5H10.22Oersted's effect on OH31-1.18Four compass needles are arrayed around a vertical wire running through plexiglass for use on the overhead projector.
5H10.22Oersted's effect on OHE-7cAdapting the Oersted effect to the overhead projector.
5H10.23Oersted's effectE-122A current of 50 amps is passed through a heavy vertical wire and the field is investigated using a compass needle.
5H10.23mag field of current thru electrolytE-191A compass needle detects the magnetic field from 2 amps flowing in an electrolyte.
5H10.25field independent of conductor type31-1.19A magnetic field produced current in copper, electrolyte, and a gas discharge tube is detected by a large compass needle.
5H10.25Oersted's effectE-121A heavy current from a storage cell is passed through a long wire and a compass needle is used to investigate the nearby field. Electrolyte or plasma may be substituted for the wire.
5H10.26carrying large currents31-1.25Use flat braided brass cable instead of copper wire to carry large currents.
5H10.30magnet and iron filingsPIRA 200Sprinkle iron filings on a glass sheet placed on top of a bar magnet.
5H10.30magnet and iron filings on overhead5H10.30
5H10.30field of a magnetEr-4Iron filings are sprinkled on a sheet of plexiglass over a magnet.
5H10.30iron filings on the overheadE-89Sprinkle iron filings on a magnet between two glass plates.
5H10.30magnetic fields around bar magnetsDisc 19-04Sprinkle iron filings on a glass sheet covering a bar magnet.
5H10.31particles in oilAJP 36(11),1015A suspension of carbonyl nickel powder in silicon oil is used as an indicator of magnetic field.
5H10.31iron filings in glycerineAJP 38(6),777A sandwich of iron filings in glycerine between two glass plates.
5H10.31iron filings in glycerinE-90Soft iron bars extend the poles of a permanent magnet into a projection cell with iron filings in a equal mixture of glycerin and alcohol.
5H10.32iron bars & 83 ton magnetAJP 41(4),566Students gather around a large electromagnet while holding iron bars.
5H10.32reply to commentAJP 42(3),259Reply to the comment on the health hazards of magnetic fields - Field gradient is 1000 times weaker than exposure that has been studied.
5H10.32commentAJP 42(3),259On the health hazards of magnetic fields.
5H10.33iron filings on glass plate stackTPT 3(7),320Make a 3-D view of magnetic fields by sprinkling iron filings on a series of stacked glass plates.
5H10.50area of contactPIRA 1000
5H10.50area of contactE-97One end of a magnet 1 cm in diameter is truncated to .5 cm. The small end lifts a much larger piece of iron than the large one.
5H10.51area of contactE-98An electromagnet supports less weight when the face of the ring is against the pole than when the curved edge is. Diagram.
5H10.52area of contactE-99A soft iron truncated cone will support less weight when the large end is in contact with the face of an electromagnet.
5H10.55gap and field strengthPIRA 1000
5H10.55gap and field strength32-3.23Vary the gap of a magnet and measure the field with a gaussmeter.
5H10.60shunting magnetic fluxPIRA 1000
5H10.60shunting magnetic fluxE-108Pick up a steel ball with a bar magnet, then slide a soft iron bar along the magnet toward the ball until it drops off.
5H10.61magnetic shieldingPIRA 1000
5H10.61magnetic shieldingDisc 19-20Slide sheets of copper, aluminum, and iron between an electromagnet and an acrylic sheet separating nails from the magnet.
5H10.62magnetic screeningE-107Displace a hanging soft iron bar by attraction to a magnet, then interpose a sheet of iron.
5H10.63magnetic shielding32-3.6A test magnet is used to show the shielding properties of a soft iron tube with various magnetic field generators.
5H10.65magnetic screeningPIRA 1000
5H10.65magnetic screeningE-106Hold a magnet above a nail attached to the table by a string, then interpose a sheet of iron.
5H10.65magnetic screeningE-105Two horizontal sheets of glass separated by and air space intervene between an electromagnet and collection of nails being held up. Insert a sheet of iron into the space and the nails drop.
5H10.75Compass in a changing mag field29-4.7Meiners places this demonstration in the Capacitors and Dielectrics section. (????) A compass is placed in the gap of an electromagnet and the field is reversed at various rates.
5H10.80sensitive magnetometer31-1.22Building and operating a sensitive magnetometer.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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