Horseshoe magnet. Paperclips being temporarily magnetised by a permanent iron magnet in a horseshoe shape. Magnetism is mostly a property of metals. I

---

Horseshoe magnet. Paperclips being temporarily magnetised by a permanent iron magnet in a horseshoe shape. Magnetism is mostly a property of metals. It is a force exerted at a distance through a field, generated by moving electric charge (electrons). It can attract or repel. The paperclips lose their magnetism when they are removed from the presence of the permanent magnet.

---

Size: 3576px × 4919px
Photo credit: © ANDREW LAMBERT PHOTOGRAPHY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: attracted, attracting, attraction, ferromagnetic, ferromagnetism, holding, horseshoe, iron, magnet, magnetic, magnetised, magnetising, magnetism, metal, paperclip, permanent, physical, physics, property, temporary