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An unmagnetized piece of iron has its atoms pointing in different directions, and opposing each other. When the iron is magnetized, the atoms are mostly pointing in the same direction, and the fields add together.

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Q: How is an unmagnetized piece of iron different from the same piece of iron when it is magnetized?
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