Magnets and Plasma
By: Ian, Arthur and Anthony
Year 9
What is fusion?
The process of fusion is the union of two nuclei to create a new nucleus.
What is Plasma?
Plasma is one of four fundamental states of matter, characterized by the presence of a significant portion of charged particles in any combination of ions or electrons.
Fun fact: Plasma is the most common state of matter in the universe.
The Iron Filings Experiment
Step 1: A picture of the magnet inside a tray. The red side of the magnet indicates the north and the blue side indicates the south.
Step 2: We put a 2D drawing of the magnet on top of it.
Step 3: We then put iron filings onto the sheet of paper. As you can see from the image that the south and the northern side attracted the most iron since they have a stronger force of attraction.
The Iron Filings Experiment
Step 4: After finishing the experiment, carefully separate the paper from the magnet then insert the iron filings into the container. Please be careful during the procedure as the magnet usually sticks to the bottom of the paper as it is attracted by the iron filings.
This is the 3D version of the magnet. This shows the north and south pole.