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Using domain theory of magnetism, explain how a magnet may lose its magnetism on heating and hammering.

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A magnet is made up of numerous tiny magnets called domains inside it, all aligned parallel to one another. When a magnet is heated or hammered, the alignment is disturbed and they become randomly aligned. Thus there is no net magnetic effect.
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