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jim makes an electromagnet by wrapping a copper wire around a nail and then connecting it to a battery. if he brings the end of the nail near a pile of paper clips, which of the following will happen?

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The nail will have the ability to pull the pile of paperclips in a magnetic field. Meaning the nail will work as if it is a magnet

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the paper clips will be magnetically attracted to the nail

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