Understanding Systems ire doors are doors that, when closed, can slow the spread of fire from room to room. In some buildings, fire doors are held open by electromagnets. Explain why electromagnets rather than permanent magnets are used.

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2022-08-21

Understanding Systems Fire doors are doors that, when closed, can slow the spread of fire from room to room. In some buildings, fire doors are held open by electromagnets. Explain why electromagnets rather than permanent magnets are used.

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Randy Kaiser

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Beginner2022-08-22Added 5 answers

This is because using permanent magnets would mean that there is very limited ways to turn off the magnetic field when needed to close the fire doors unlike that of electromagnets which requires a supply of electric field with which will remove the electromagnetic field in case of a loss of power supply which is what it is actually intended for.

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