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Question
Answer the following in short.
Give two examples each of magnetic and. non-magnetic substances.
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Solution
Examples of magnetic substances – Iron, nickel, cobalt
Examples of non-magnetic substances – Plastic, wool, wood, paper, rubber, etc.
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