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I have two magnets. What can I put between the magnets, so that they will not repel or attract as long as it is between the magnets?

2006-11-23 13:16:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Physics

11 answers

I know of no non-magnetic material that will effectively block a magnetic field.

The only magnetic shields I know of are magnetic materials themselves.
These will disperse the magnetic field between the magnets, but then, the attraction to the shield from both magnets will still be present.

If such a material were to be found, I'm sure a perpetual motion machine would soon follow.

2006-11-23 13:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by LeAnne 7 · 0 1

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2016-10-13 00:12:28 · answer #2 · answered by fanelle 4 · 0 0

Another magnet, of opposite orientation such as to perfectly cancel out the attraction between the first two, so if you have N-----S, insert NS so you have N-NS-S. This is pretty unstable. Alternatively, a large enough piece of superconductor, which excludes magnetic fields from penetrating (Meissner Effect). Unfortunately that's going to have to be at a pretty low temperature, especially if the magnetic fields are strong.

2006-11-23 14:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by Enrique C 3 · 0 0

You could place a lot of distance between them. I believe the force of magnetic fields is affected by distance to the fourth power. Every time you double the distance between them, the magnetic force drops by a factor of 8. After a moving them apart a few times, their forces will not affect each other.

2006-11-23 13:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by MrWiz 4 · 0 0

Neither repel or attract each other. Only distance.

The magnets attraction to a Ferrous metal placed between them will over power the repulsion that they may have for each others like poles.

2006-11-23 13:37:19 · answer #5 · answered by Old guy 124 6 · 0 0

depending on the size of the magnets, say there are silver dollar sized. put a big ol role of fabric or something in between them. the magnets arent that strong. that wouold work right? they arent attracted or repelled because they arent strong enought to reach each other through the fabric

2006-11-23 13:37:26 · answer #6 · answered by cat_eye 2 · 0 0

To satisfy ur requirement , only distance is the factor.
to have either repulsion nor attraction between two materials we have to put other material which is capable of having no effect by the magnetic field.so, that type of materials are insulators like wood and paper, plastic etc.or to have ur requirement without any substances between them,the only factor is distance.

2006-11-23 15:23:19 · answer #7 · answered by praveenplp 2 · 0 0

as a child I discovered that most any material placed between
small magnets blocks the effect of the field.childs play !

2006-11-23 13:44:36 · answer #8 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0 0

You can put wooden bar or wood in between two magnet.

2006-11-23 14:28:13 · answer #9 · answered by aminnyus 2 · 0 0

Try a piece of non-ferrous metal.

2006-11-23 13:18:39 · answer #10 · answered by Random Precision 4 · 0 2

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