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1. To create your own electromagnet, you will need the following materials: Large iron nail (approximately 3 inches in length) Thin coated copper wire. Dry cell batteries. Electromagnets can be created by wrapping a wire around an iron nail and running current through the wire. The electric field in the wire coil creates a magnetic field around the nail.

2. because of the electric current that produces electric field.

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