Flying Magnets
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
3
Is it possible to make a magnet levitate with another?
No, because the magnet will stick to the other on the side.
Yes, because the push of the other magnet is equal to gravity.
No, because gravity is too strong.
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1 solution
It is not possible to do so, as you cannot possibly keep the center of the magnet in line with the other. Even if you managed to do so, air, which is unstable would make the magnet waver, and the pull of the magnet would come into effect.