The answer is: Yes, it does.
And the reason is this: In a magnet the electrons
in the atoms are spinning in the same direction, which gives a magnet
its magnetic domain—north or south—and creates a magnetic
field.
If the electrons are spinning every which way,
the domains are scattered and the magnet is not magnetized.
Dropping, hitting, or heating a magnet will disturb
the magnetic field—the spin of the electrons goes out of alignment
and becomes random. (If you heat the magnet, the electrons start moving
more quickly and can vibrate out of alignment with the domain.)
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