Question

The statement given below is incorrect. Write the correct statement.

Steel is a non-magnetic substance.

Answer 1

1. The substances that can be easily magnetised and are attracted to the magnet are known as magnetic materials like cobalt, nickel, and iron is magnetic materials.
2. The substances that cannot be easily magnetised and are not attracted to the magnet are known as non-magnetic materials like aluminium wood etc.
3. Steel can be easily magnetised and it gets attracted to magnets so it is a magnetic substance.

So, the correct statement is, Steel is a magnetic substance.