Elementary Thoughts

Fred

Fred

Lilly

Lilly

“It's so fun to experiment with this magnet! Look at how many paperclips the magnet can carry. “

“Wow, almost 10 paperclips! Why does a magnet attract iron, though?“

“We could probably explain this with the model of elementary magnets, right?“

“Right. What happens to the paperclips? According to the model...“

a) ... every object close to a magnet is electrically charged and therefore attracted by the magnet.

b) ... the magnet transfers its force to the iron, so that the iron has the magnetic force as well and can adhere to the magnet.

c) ... there are areas in the paperclips that align themselves after the magnet and therefore work like a magnet as well.