How do some magnets have the ability to turn on and off?

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Why don’t all magnets have this ability? Is it based on the material? If a magnet is turned off, is it that the material is demagnetized somehow and then magnetized again?

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You are thinking of electromagnets that can be turned on and off. Electromagnets are a non magnetic material like copper that becomes magnetic when an electric current is applied to it.

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