(b) Name two devices used in the barrier method of birth control.

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Condom is a device used by men for birth control by covering the penis during mating so that the sperms are not transferred to the vagina of the female.

Diaphragm is a device used by women for birth control by covering the cervix during mating so that the sperms are restricted to enter the uterus.

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