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One end of an iron bar is attracted and the other end is repelled by the north pole of a bar magnet Can you definitely say that iron bar is a magnet? If both ends are attracted by the north pole, what would be your conclusion?

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Yes, we can definitely say that the given iron bar is a magnet. In a magnet, like poles repel and unlike poles attract each other.
If both the ends of any object get attracted to the north pole of a magnet, then object itself is not a bar magnet. It is just a magnetic substance.

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