Question

Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Artificial magnets:

1. An artificial magnet is a magnetized piece of iron (or other magnetic material) made artificially.
2. Artificial magnets are formed by wrapping a current-carrying conductor around the soft iron core.
3. Artificial magnets are made of hard steel or special alloy.
4. The magnets have many small 'atomic' magnets.
5. These are strong.
6. They may be given the desired shape.
7. Bar magnets, horseshoe magnets, ring-shaped, and cylindrical magnets are some of its examples.

Explanation:

1. Artificial magnets are those magnets, which we create in our laboratories.
2. Natural magnets were discovered in Greece.
3. Magnets always have two poles; the north pole and the South Pole.
4. A cylindrical magnet also has two poles.
5. Artificial magnets were not discovered in Greece. Only natural magnets were discovered in Greece.
6. The ore was found in the district of magnesia in Asia Minor in Greece. That is why the ore was named magnetite.

Thus, natural magnets were discovered in Greece.\

Hence, the given statement is false.