How Does Temperature Affect The Strength Of A Magnet Experiment

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Aim To investigate what affects temperature has on the strength of a magnet. Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that as the temperature of the magnet increases the strength of the magnet will decrease. This is because of the atomic structure of the elements that make up the alloy. All atoms have a nucleus, which orbited by spinning electrons and as the magnet increases in temperature the distance between the nucleus and the electrons increase therefore decreasing the strength of the magnet.(1) Equipment: Magnet Hot Plate Tongs Water Paperclips Heatproof container Scales Thermometer Infrared camera Safety glasses Apron Measurement cup Method: Fill a heatproof container with water and use the hotplate to heat the water with safety …show more content…

The greatest health risk this practical contained was heat. I was operating with high temperatures that came from the hot plate that heated the water up and eventually the magnet as well. I decided to use rubber gloves to transfer the containers of water from the hot plate to the table or vice versa. The use of a glass container and rubber gloves work as they do not conduct heat very well which means I can safely maneuver the hot objects around without having to worry about getting burnt. However, the rubber gloves could not be used to lift the magnet and place it on the stack of paper clips as the magnet was to small to lift so in order to do this I required tongs. The tongs enabled me to lift the magnet and place it against the paperclips also without getting burnt. The highest temperature magnet I worked with was 58 degrees Celsius so I took precautions in removing the paperclips as it was possible they gained enough heat which had the potential to affect harm to me as the paperclips were metal and it is well known that metal is a good conductor of heat. Results The raw data shows what I expected that as the temperature of the magnet increases the strength decreases. Now graphing the Average Temperature against the Average Mass I yield the following …show more content…

We know from the laws of heat that heat transfers from hot to cold and this effected my results accuracy. As I placed the magnet in the water of different temperature I then waited for the magnet to heat up which I would then use the infrared camera to calculate the temperature of the magnet, but, I could not allow for the temperature lost between recording the temperature of the magnet and then lifting the magnet and placing it over the paperclips. This means that the recorded temperature of the magnet is not completely accurate as it does not allow for this loss. Not being able to get the exact heat desired Random Due to restrictions it was difficult to get the temperature of the magnet to the same temperature three times. Although I got very close the temperatures were not exact and therefore play a factor in my results accuracy. It was also recognized that the higher temperature I required for the magnet the harder it was to get it similar for the three different attempts. I believe this is because the heat of the magnet transfers to the room quicker when the temperature of the magnet is

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