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Uses of magnets

  • Refrigerator door seal
  • Electric motors and generators (washing machines, fans, cars)
  • Loudspeakers and headphones
  • Compass and navigation
  • Scrapyard cranes (electromagnets)
  • Maglev trains (float on magnetic repulsion)
  • MRI scanners in hospitals
  • Separating iron scrap from garbage
Example
An MRI machine uses a superconducting magnet thousands of times stronger than a fridge magnet to take detailed images of the human body.
💡 Tip:Almost every electric device has a magnet inside somewhere.
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  1. Q1.Magnet used in scrapyards to lift iron:
  2. Q2.Device that uses magnet + coil to make sound:
  3. Q3.Separating iron scrap from other garbage uses:
  4. Q4.MRI scanner uses a:
  5. Q5.Maglev trains use magnets to: