It was observed that a pencil sharpener gets attracted by both the poles of a magnet although its body is made of plastic. Name a material that might have been used to make some part of it.

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Magnet
A material that produces a magnetic field is known as a magnet.
This magnetic field is imperceptible, but it is responsible for a number of important magnetic phenomena, such as attraction and repulsion.
The magnet attracts materials like iron, nickel, and cobalt.
Iron
Iron is a magnetic material.
Since iron is a magnetic material, the poles of a magnet attract the pencil sharpener, despite the fact that the body is constructed of plastic.
The blade of a pencil sharpener is made of iron which is a magnetic material.
Due to this, a pencil sharpener gets attracted to both poles of a magnet.
Hence, the blade of the sharper is made up of iron, and iron is attracted to a magnet.

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