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Question
What are magnetic and non-magnetic substances? Give two examples of each.
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Solution
Magnetic substances: The substances that get attracted by a magnet are called magnetic substances.
e.g. Iron, steel, cobalt, and nickel are magnetic substance
Non-magnetic substances: The substances that do not get attracted by a magnet are called non-magnetic substances,
e.g., wood, plastic, copper, paper, aluminum, rubber, stone.
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