Magnetism+Activity+5

**Breaking Attraction ** media type="custom" key="10856186" align="center"
 * Magnetism Activity 5 **

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**QUESTION: **How can you break magnetic attraction? **HYPOTHESIS: ****I can break the force of attraction between two magnets by using washers on the opposite side of a balance. ** **MATERIALS: ** 1 balance with cups 1 magnet on a post 1 ring magnet 1 bag of washers **PROCEDURE: ** **1) ****Push magnet-on-post onto the balance. ** **2) ****Put another magnet in the cup to have them attract. ** **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">3) ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">Place washers, one at a time, into cup on other side of balance until magnets that are pulled away from each other can’t be reset. **  **<span style="font-family: 'arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">4) ****<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21px;">Repeat to check answer. **