Question

__________ is a natural magnet while bar magnet is _________ magnet.

• A. Lodestone
• B. an artificial

Answer 1

1. The creator of the creation has blessed some rocks with the inherent ability to attract substances like iron, cobalt, nickel, etc and these rocks are called “magnetic rocks”.
2. “Lodestone” is a naturally occurring magnetic rock and has the inherent ability to attract iron, cobalt, nickel, etc.
3. A bar magnet is typically a rectangular or cylindrical piece of iron or steel or any other ferromagnetic material and is a man-made or artificial magnet.
4. A bar magnet is a permanent magnet.

Hence, lodestone is a natural magnet while bar magnet is an artificial magnet.