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Lynn M
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Lynn M asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 1 decade ago

How can I block the magnetic field from a permanet magnet?

If two equal size magnets are facing each other negative vs positive, what can be placed between them that would block the pulling force?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    A sheet of soft iron. Iron boxes are often used to shield magnetic storage media like video cassettes from magnetic fields which would corrupt the data on them.

  • 7 years ago

    through an iron box

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