Electrifying a permanent magnet

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What happens, and why? (This isn't homework, just curiosity.)

To be more precise, what would happen to the magnetic field of the magnet if we passed a current through it (assuming it is conductive). Will the current disrupt the magnetic domains? Will the magnetization disappear?

 

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What happens, and why? (This isn't homework, just curiosity.)

To be more precise, what would happen to the magnetic field of the magnet if we passed a current through it (assuming it is conductive). Will the current disrupt the magnetic domains? Will the magnetization disappear?

It may surprise you to know that one way to produce a permenant magnet is to pass high current through a conductive metal. The direction of the current will determine the direction of the field.

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