Magnets and magnetic fields
A magnet has a magnetic field around it that attracts some materials (like iron) and attracts or repels other magnets; like poles repel, unlike attract.
The idea, in English
A magnet has a magnetic field around it that attracts some materials (like iron) and attracts or repels other magnets; like poles repel, unlike attract.
Explain in Egyptian Arabic
الـ magnet حواليه magnetic field بيجذب مواد معيّنة (زي الـ iron)، وبيجذب أو بيطرد magnets تانية: الـ like poles بتتنافر، والـ unlike poles بتتجاذب.
Common misconceptions
- Magnets attract all metals.
No. A magnet strongly attracts iron, cobalt and nickel (and steel, which is mostly iron), but other metals such as copper, aluminum and gold are not noticeably attracted by an ordinary magnet.
Explain in Egyptian Arabic
لأ، الـ magnet بيجذب بقوة الـ iron والـ cobalt والـ nickel (والـ steel عشان أغلبه iron). أما الـ copper والـ aluminum والـ gold فهي metals برضه، لكن الـ magnet العادي مش بيشدها بشكل ملحوظ.