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A frog is levitated in magnetic field produced by current in a vertical solenoid below the frog is:

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Diamagnetic
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Paramagnetic
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Ferromagnetic
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non-magnetic
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Solution

The correct option is A Diamagnetic
Some substances when placed in a magnetic field are feebly magnetize in the opposite direction of the magnetic field. These substances when brought close to the pole of a powerful magnet are repelled away from the magnet. The body of a frog behaves like diamagnetic substance hence levitating it.

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