Uses of Magnets in day to day life

1. Magnetic recording media-computers have hard disks that record data on a thin

2. magnetic coating.

3. Credit, debit and ATM cards-all of these cards have a magnetic strip on one side.

4. Common televisions and computer monitors-some televisions and computer

5. screens contain a device that has an electromagnet.

6. Electric guitars-they use magnetic devices to convert the vibration of guitar strings into electric currents that they amplify.

7. Speakers -most speakers use magnets to generate sounds.

8. Medicine-Hospitals use magnetic devices (magnetic resonance imaging) to spot problems in a patient’s organ.

9. Toys- magnets are often used in children’s’ toys.

10. Picking up magnetic items-iron nails, staples, tacks and paper clips that are either too small, too hard to reach or too small for fingers to hold can be picked using magnets. Some screw drivers are magnetized for this purpose.