How long does a permanent magnet last? A permanent magnet, if kept and used in optimum working conditions, will keep its magnetism for years and years. For example, it is estimated that a neodymium magnet loses approximately 5% of its magnetism every 100 years.

The end that faces the north is called the north-seeking pole, or north pole, of the magnet. The other end is called the south pole. When two magnets are brought together, the opposite poles will attract one another, but the like poles will repel one another.

Answer. Two properties of a magnet are: (i) A magnet always has two poles: north pole and south pole. (ii) Like magnetic poles repel each other and unlike magnetic poles attract each other.

A magnetic monopole does not exist. Just as the two faces of a current loop cannot be physically separated, magnetic North pole and the South pole can never be separated even on breaking a magnet to its atomic size. A magnetic field is produced by an electric field and not by a monopole.

To our knowledge, it is not possible to produce a permanent magnet with only a single pole. Every magnet has at least 2 poles, a north and a south pole (see FAQ about north pole). The existence of magnetic monopoles itself does not contradict current popular theories.

When the electric current moves through a wire, it makes a magnetic field. If you coil the wire around and around, it will make the magnetic force stronger, but it will still be pretty weak. Putting a piece of iron or steel inside the coil makes the magnet strong enough to attract objects.

Here’s how to make certain magnets stronger:

1. Iron bar magnets Fill a bowl or pan with some water.
2. Magnets that have lost their strength Sometimes you can recharge a magnet that has lost some of its original charge.
3. Magnet stacking One way to make weak magnets stronger is by stacking more of them together.

When heated above 176° Fahrenheit (80° Celsius), magnets will quickly lose their magnetic properties. The magnet will become permanently demagnetized if exposed to these temperatures for a certain length of time or heated at a significantly higher temperature (Curie temperature).

Will a neodymium magnet lose its power when dropped in water? The simple answer is no. In fact, magnets are sometimes used for underwater recovery.

Magnets can also attract each other, but only if they face in opposite directions. A magnet has two ends called poles; one end is the north pole and the other is the south pole. A north pole will attract a south pole; the magnets pull on each other. But the two north poles will push each other away.

The Attraction of Charges Opposite poles of a magnet attract each other, whereas like poles repel each other. However, when lined up with another north-seeking pole, the two magnets would push away from each other because their forces are not compatible.

The north pole of a magnet is the pole that – as long as the magnet can spin freely – points towards the north. You can demonstrate this by putting multiple magnets together and hanging them from a piece of string.

When magnets are used in magnetic therapy, the poles are often referred to as being positive or negative. Generally, the south pole is termed positive, and the north negative.

There is never an isolated pole (a monopole). All magnets attract iron, such as that in a refrigerator door. However, magnets may attract or repel other magnets.

Artificial magnets can be created by doping iron, nickel, and/or cobalt with other elements. Doping with rare earth materials has been particularly successful, producing very strong magnets.

You can think of a magnet as a bundle of tiny magnets, called magnetic domains, that are jammed together. Each one reinforces the magnetic fields of the others. Each one has a tiny north and south pole. If you cut one in half, the newly cut faces will become the new north or south poles of the smaller pieces.

As implied by its name, the magnetic monopole consists of a single pole, as opposed to the dipole, which is comprised of two magnetic poles. As yet there is no evidence for the existence of magnetic monopoles, but they are interesting theoretically.

Unless they came marked with “N” or “S,” the poles of a magnet look the same. One easy way to tell which pole is north and which is south is to set your magnet near a compass. The needle on the compass that normally points toward the north pole of the Earth will move toward the magnet’s south pole.

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The most elementary force between magnets is the magnetic dipole–dipole interaction. If all of the magnetic dipoles that make up two magnets are known then the net force on both magnets can be determined by summing up all these interactions between the dipoles of the first magnet and that of the second.

The maximum energy product of a magnet is measured in Mega Gauss Oersteds (MGOe). This is the primary indicator of a magnets ‘strength’. In general, the higher the maximum energy product value, the greater the magnetic field the magnet will generate in a particular application.

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This magnet just does not have enough force or Magnetic field strength to be able to pull on the actuator on a safe, you will need at minimum (as Mr locksmith has informed me) a magnet with at least 200lb pull force and that is cutting it close.

Yes, stacking multiple magnets together can make them stronger. Two or more magnets stacked together will exhibit nearly the same strength as a single magnet of the combined size.

You remagnetize a magnet by bringing it into contact with a strong magnet. So, if you have a weakened magnet, you must carefully bring it to contact with a strong neodymium magnet. This will make your weakened magnet regain its magnetic force.

As of January 2017, many brands of magnet spheres including Zen Magnets have resumed the sale of small neodymium magnet spheres following a successful appeal by Zen Magnets in the Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals which vacated the 2012 CPSC regulation banning these products and thereby rendered the sale of small …

Magnets that have lost their strength Sometimes you can recharge a magnet that has lost some of its original charge. If you can find a very strong magnet, repeatedly rub it across your weakened magnet. The strong magnet will realign the magnetic domains inside the weakened magnet [source: Luminaltech].

Take the magnet which has lost its power and stroke it with the stronger magnet. Linear strokes in a single direction will realign the electrons within the magnet, which will help its strength to increase. Stroke the magnet for around 15 minutes, and check to see if the strength has returned.

When the permanent magnet becomes too weak find a strong magnet and stroke it with the stronger magnet. The electrons in the weak permanent magnet will realign again when linear strokes in a single direction are repeated. This increases the strength of the permanent magnet.

Take two magnets put one North pole and one South pole on the middle of the iron. Draw them towards its ends, repeating the process several times. Take a steel bar, hold it vertically, and strike the end several times with a hammer, and it will become a permanent magnet.

Methods of Making Magnets

• Induction.
• Stroking.
• Using electricity.

Permanent magnets are made from special alloys (ferromagnetic materials) such as iron, nickel and cobalt, several alloys of rare-earth metals and minerals such as lodestone.

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Permanent magnets are made from “hard” ferromagnetic materials such as alnico and ferrite that are subjected to special processing in a strong magnetic field during manufacture to align their internal microcrystalline structure, making them very hard to demagnetize.

There is a group of materials known as ferromagnetic materials. This group includes iron, cobalt, nickel, and some alloys of rare earth elements (mainly neodymium and samarium). These ferromagnetic materials can be made magnetic by exposing them to a magnetic field using electric current.

A simple temporary magnet can be made with a tiny piece of metal, such as a paperclip, and a refrigerator magnet. Gather these items as well as a smaller piece of metal, such as an earring back or a tiny nail, that you can use to test the magnetic properties of the magnetized paperclip.