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Mechanical forces disorganize the dipoles that were initially organized. Vibration energy helps to turn the dipoles since they are in constant repulsion from dipoles contained in adjacent domains.
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i) Describe a simple experiment to distinguish between the magnet and the iron bar
(ii) State...(Solved)
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i) Describe a simple experiment to distinguish between the magnet and the iron bar
(ii) State with reasons the observations that would be made in the experiment.
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