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Applications/uses of magnets.
Magnets have a wide applications, e.g.
Used in hospitals to remove a piece of iron from the eye.
Used to make magnetic compass.
Used in loudspeakers.
Telephone receivers.
Bicycle dynamos.
Generators.
Used in making moving coil meters.
Moraa orina answered the question on April 18, 2018 at 03:31
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