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 * TESTING THE STRENGTH OF DIFFERENT MAGNETS **

Anthony G.

2013

//Abstract //

The purpose of the experiment was to determine the strongest type of magnet. The three types of magnets that were being tested were a neodymium magnet, a ceramic magnet, and a hematite magnet. The hypothesis was that that the neodymium magnet would be the strongest type of magnet. The method was that the magnets were pulled by a spring and it was measured how much force each magnet produced when attracting to each other. One magnet was placed on a wall and the other was attached to the spring scale. The pinkie finger was placed in between the two magnets when the spring scale was pulled. The hypothesis was found to be determined. It resulted that the neodymium magnet was able to produce the most amount of force with 1.6 Newton’s. The hematite magnet produced the second highest amount of force with 1 Newton, and the ceramic magnet produced the least amount of force only with 0.1 Newton’s.

//Experimental Improvements and Future Experiments //

Improvements that could have been made to the experiments that were conducted were for the first experiment the magnets could have been glued to the walls and the string instead of being taped. Therefor there would be no barrier in between the two magnets that could affect the experiment. In the sixth experiment the masses should not have metal so the magnets would not be attracted to the masses so they would not pull on the masses more hence affecting the experiment. A future experiment that could be conducted would to see if two magnets attracting to each with a surface in between; could break the surface if one of them was pulled away from the other and the surface stayed in place. Another could be to test which type of magnets sizzle when they are dropped together.

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