Question

magnets lose their properties if they are______ hammered or dropped from some height​

Answer 1

Answer:

Magnets lose magnetism when they are heated, hammered or dropped from some height. Magnets become weak if they are not stored properly

Explanation:

Below are a certain conditions where a magnet may get damaged:

Magnets lose magnetism when they are heated, hammered or dropped from some height.

Magnets become weak if they are not stored properly.

Magnets should be stored as mentioned below:

Magnets should be kept in pairs with their unlike poles on the same side. They must be separated by a piece of wood while two pieces of soft iron should be placed across their ends.

For horse-shoe magnet, one should keep a piece of iron across the poles.

Magnets also have adverse effects on equipment. Precautions to be taken are:

Keep magnets away from cassettes, mobiles, television, music system, compact disks (CDs) and the computer.

A magnet loses its magnetic properties on

(a) heating

(b) hammering

(c) dropping form a height

(d) all of these

ANSWER:

(d) all of these

Magnets lose their magnetic properties when heated, hammered or dropped from some height.