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Things to know about attraction and repulsion...
When dealing with attraction and repulsion, magnets are like atoms.

When you put two like poles together by putting the north pole of one magnet near to the north pole of another magnet (or vice versa by putting a south pole near a south pole), the magnets repel each other, making a force that you can actually feel.
Repulsion
When you put two unlike poles together by putting a north pole of a magnet near a south pole of another magnet, they attract.
Attraction

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