Magnets and magnetic fields

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Question 32
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An industrial mining plant processes crushed ore containing a mixture of quartz (non-magnetic) and magnetite (magnetic).

The mixture is transported along a moving conveyor belt which wraps around a magnetized pulley at the discharge end, as shown in the diagram.

Industrial magnetic drum separator setup

Explain how this system separates the quartz from the magnetite.

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