Question

Statement A: Magnetism of a magnet is lost by Hampering.
Statement B: Magnetism of a magnet is lost by breaking it.
a) Statement A is correct only
(b) Statement B is correct only
(c) Both the statement A and B are correct
(d) Both the statement A and B are incorrect

Answer 1

Answer :-

Statement A: Magnetism of a magnet is lost by Hampering.

Statement B: Magnetism of a magnet is lost by breaking it.

(a) Statement A is correct only ✔

(b) Statement B is correct only

(c) Both the statement A and B are correct

(d) Both the statement A and B are incorrect.

Explanation ::

Statement A is correct because if a magnet is hammered several times, it may loss it's magnetism.

Magnets can be demagnetize by :-

• Rough handling
• Dropping the magnet on the floor several times.
• Hammering the magnet several times.
• Passing an alternating current around it.
• Heating it to a very high temperature.

More Information

Some more information related to magnetism :-

• The property of a magnet to attract the objects made up of iron, cobalt or alloys is called magnetism.
• Every magnets have two poles, :- the North pole ( N ) and the South pole ( S ).
• A magnet can be demagnetize by heating, repeated hammering, or by dropping from a height for several times.