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DudoVene t1_iu4ufka wrote

Reply to comment by mustangwallflower in If I have two identical rare earth magnets and put them together, is the power of the combined magnets doubled? What about 3 or 4 magnets (tripled? quadrupled?)? by asdfredditusername

a magnet is a like a tower of dipoles (the molecule or part of the crystal with magnetic properties) stacked together.

so imagine an isolated dipole, it will be the smallest magnet in the world. stack it with others (in the good direction) and you obtain a stronger magnet with its "power" the sum of individual magnet.

you can simplify (only to understanding) the strenght of a magnet as the sum of individual dipole, therefore as the height of the stack.

consequently, 2 different configuration of your magnet (thin or very thin) but with the same final size will show the same strenght, and the same strenght of one super unique magnet as tall as the 2 stacks.

hope it will help !

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