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Question
Suggest an arrangement to store a U shaped magnet. How is this different from storing a pair of bar magnets?
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Solution
A soft iron is placed on the tip of a U-magnet, which is then placed in a wooden box.
To divide the bar magnets that are facing the same way, a wooden block is arranged between them and the edges are attached to the soft iron bar.

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