Multiple choice

A magnetic keeper is

  1. a person who looks after magnets

  2. a piece of aluminium that is placed at the ends of the two bar magnets

  3. a piece of steel that is placed at the ends of the two bar magnets

  4. a piece of soft iron that is placed at the ends of the two bar magnets

  5. a box in which magnet is kept
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Explanation

To avoid de-magnetisation, we arrange two bar magnets in the form of pairs with opposite poles facing each other. At either end of the pair of magnets, two soft iron bars are placed, which are called magnetic keepers.

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