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In order to create an electromagnet, you would ?

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In order to create an electromagnet, you would wrap an insulated wire around a metal with ferromagnetic properties and apply electric current. Magnetic fields are made when entirely the electrons are turning in the same direction either as a natural phenomenon, in an artificially created magnet or when they are persuaded to do so by an electromagnetic field. 
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Electromagnet is an temporary magnet produced when electric current is passed through specific materials.

The process of production of electromagnet is explained as follows :

From Oersted's law, we know that a current carrying conductor produces a magnetic field around it.

The same principle is applied in the production of electromagnet.

A ferromagnetic material is wound by insulated copper wires. The current is allowed to pass through wounded ferromagnetic material which in turn, produces magnetic field around it, and acts just like a strong electromagnet.

The magnetism is retained as long as there is current flow in the wire.

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