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MAGNETISM

CONTENT

Meaning of Magnet
Loadstone
Law of magnetism
Magnetic Poles and Magnetic Fields
Care of Magnets

Meaning of Magnet

When a magnet is put in a container filled with office pins or needles, by the time you bring the magnet out of the container; most of the pins or needles would have clung to it.

It shows that a magnet can attract needles and some other materials like cobalt, nickel, iron etc.

All the materials which can be attracted by magnets are called magnetic materials. The ability of a magnet to attract magnetic materials is called magnetism.

When a magnet is put in a container filled with office pins or needles, by the time you bring the magnet out of the container; most of the pins or needles would have clung to it.

It shows that a magnet can attract needles and some other materials like cobalt, nickel, iron etc.

All the materials which can be attracted by magnets are called magnetic materials. The ability of a magnet to attract magnetic materials is called magnetism.

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