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Outline ways of caring for magnets

Outline ways of caring for magnets.

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Mutiso
a) Magnets should be stored in pairs with unlike poles adjacent to each other attached to
pieces of soft iron called keepers.
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b) Magnets should not be hammered especially with their poles facing E-W direction.
c) Magnets should not be heated strongly or dropped roughly on hard surfaces.
d) Magnets should not be placed near alternating currents.
e) Magnets should be kept dry and clean since rust can make them lose their magnetism.
Mutiso answered the question on October 11, 2018 at 18:00

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