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In addition to the other great answers mentioning you'll want to use a thinner wire (so you can get more wraps around your nail), something else you'll want to check: your nail looks like it might be stainless steel?. Many types of stainless steel are not ferrous (not magnetic), so it would not be a good core for your electromagnet. You can test this by seeing how well your nail is attracted to other magnets. An iron nail would work better.

In addition to the other great answers mentioning you'll want to use a thinner wire (so you can get more wraps around your nail), something else you'll want to check: your nail looks like it might be stainless steel? Many types of stainless steel are not ferrous (not magnetic), so it would not be a good core for your electromagnet. You can test this by seeing how well your nail is attracted to other magnets. An iron nail would work better.

In addition to the other great answers mentioning you'll want to use a thinner wire (so you can get more wraps around your nail), something else you'll want to check: your nail looks like it might be stainless steel. Many types of stainless steel are not ferrous (not magnetic), so it would not be a good core for your electromagnet. You can test this by seeing how well your nail is attracted to other magnets. An iron nail would work better.

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In addition to the other great answers mentioning you'll want to use a thinner wire (so you can get more wraps around your nail), something else you'll want to check: your nail looks like it might be stainless steel? Many types of stainless steel are not ferrous (not magnetic), so it would not be a good core for your electromagnet. You can test this by seeing how well your nail is attracted to other magnets. An iron nail would work better.