It is observed that a pencil sharpener gets attracted to both the poles of the magnet. Can you explain ?

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The blade of a pencil sharpener is made of iron. Iron is a magnetic material. Since magnets can attract objects made of magnetic materials, a pencil sharpener gets attracted towards both poles of a magnet.

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