JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

Needles and are made of a ferromagnetic, a paramagnetic and a diamagnetic substance respectively. A magnet when brought close to them will

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Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. Aattract all three of them
  2. Battract strongly, weakly and repel weakly
  3. Cattract strongly but repel and weakly
  4. Dattract and strongly but repel

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) A ferromagnetic substance is strongly attracted, a paramagnetic substance is weakly attracted and a diamagnetic substance is weakly repelled by a magnet. Thus, a magnet when brought close to needles , and will attract strongly, weakly and repel weakly.

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