Question

Harry took a glass tumbler and put some iron nails in it. When the magnet is brought near the glass tumbler, the nails come towards the magnet because:

• A. Iron nails are magnetic material.
• B. Glass tumblers are magnetic material.
• C. Iron nails are non-magnetic material.
• D. Iron nails are magnets.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Iron nails are magnetic material.

• Materials that get attracted towards the magnet are known as magnetic materials.
• Materials that do not get attracted towards the magnet are known as non-magnetic materials.
• In this case, the glass tumbler is a non-magnetic material. However, the iron nails are considered as magnetic because they get attracted towards the magnet.