Ferrofluid in the magnetic field produced by a magnet. The peaks formed in the ferrofluid are due to the magnetic field. Ferrofluids are colloidal liquids consisting of nanoscale ferromagnetic,or ferrimagnetic,particles (such as iron or an iron oxide) suspended in a fluid,usually an oil. Each tiny particle is thoroughly coated with a surfactant to inhibit clumping. One application of ferrofluids is to keep dust off the drive shafts of magnetic disk drives,which they do by creating a liquid seal held in place by magnetic fields | |
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