Answer
If an iron magnet is struck, or dropped onto a hard surface, the impact can scramble the atoms in the magnetic domains, messing up their alignment. This weakens the magnet.
Work Step by Step
This is discussed on page 457.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 24 - Reading Check Questions (Comprehension) - Page 466: 12
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