iron filings
Magnetic metal dust
Iron filings are small shavings or particles of iron, typically produced when iron is filed, ground, or machined.
They're commonly used in science demonstrations to visualize magnetic fields—sprinkled on paper over a magnet, they arrange themselves along the field lines: The iron filings formed a pattern around the bar magnet.
- lodestoneNaturally magnetic mineral
- ferromagnetPermanently magnetizable substance
- magnetic attractionForce drawing ferrous objects
- attractionPull toward something
- electromagnetismForce linking charge and magnetism
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- ironferric, ferrite, hematite, magnetite, limonite
- magnetismmagnet, magnetic field, magnetic fields, magnetic poles, magnetic flux
- metal particlesgold flakes, aluminum powder, lead dust, gold dust, metal flakes
- scrap metalscrap metal, steel, copper, aluminum, brass
- shavings & scrapswood shavings, pencil shavings, sawdust, chips, swarf
- chemistry labbeaker, flask, test tube, pipette, burner