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How is a natural magnet different from an artificial magnet?


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NATURAL MAGNET ARTIFICIAL MAGNET
A magnet obtained naturally from Earth is called a natural magnet, for example, magnetiteAn artificial magnet is made from materials like iron, cobalt and nickel using various methods

Magnetite is also known as lodestone.

Examples of artificial magnets are bar magnet, horseshoe magnet, disc magnet, ring magnet, circular magnet and cylindrical magnet.

Natural magnets have a strange and irregular shape and are not magnetically very strongArtificial magnets can be shaped into any shape and made extremely powerful.
They are not available in shapes and sizes as they occur in nature They are available in different shape and size

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