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A Magnet That Drips: Making Ferrofluids
published by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
This webpage from the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory shows how to make a ferrofluid with readily available materials. In addition, the page links to two videos that show interesting ferrofluid behavior as the magnetic field is increased.
https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/making-...
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Electricity & Magnetism
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© 1995 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Experiment, hands-on, investigation, magnet, magnetism
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Metadata instance created November 9, 2011 by Ed Lee
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February 24, 2025 by Bruce Mason
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(National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, 1995), WWW Document, (https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/making-ferrofluids/).
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A Magnet That Drips: Making Ferrofluids (National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, 1995), <https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/making-ferrofluids/>.
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A Magnet That Drips: Making Ferrofluids. (2011, June 1). Retrieved May 1, 2025, from National High Magnetic Field Laboratory: https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/making-ferrofluids/
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. A Magnet That Drips: Making Ferrofluids. Tallahassee: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, June 1, 2011. https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/making-ferrofluids/ (accessed 1 May 2025).
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A Magnet That Drips: Making Ferrofluids. Tallahassee: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, 1995. 1 June 2011. 1 May 2025 <https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/try-this-at-home/making-ferrofluids/>.
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