MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Uses of Magnets

The substance...

Question

The substances which are attracted towards a magnet are called _______.

A

metals

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

B

ferro-magnetic materials

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

C

non-metals

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

dia-magnetic materials

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B ferro-magnetic materials
The substances which are attracted towards a magnet are called ferro-magnetic materials Materials that can be magnetized, which are also the ones that are strongly attracted to a magnet, are called ferromagnetic (or ferrimagnetic). These include iron, nickel, cobalt, some alloys of rare-earth metals, and some naturally occurring minerals such as lodestone.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

1

Similar questions

Q. The materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called materials.

Question 1 (ii)

Fill in the blank in the following.

The Materials which are attracted towards a magnet are called ___.

Q. Fill in the blanks:
1. Materials which are attracted by magnets are called ............................. substances.
2. A magnet always comes to rest in the ............................. direction when suspended freely.
3. The regions on a magnet where the attraction power of the magnet is maximum are called ............................. of the magnet.
4. Like poles ............................. and unlike poles ............................. each other.
5. Artificial magnets are made in different shapes such as ............................. and ............................. .
6. Sailors use ............................. to find direction.
7. Paper is not a ............................. .
8. Magnetic poles always exist in ............................. .

Q. Put the phrases in the correct order to make sentences:

1. magnets, magnetites, and, lodestone, natural, are
2. substances, are attracted, magnetic, by a magnet
3. the poles, ends of a, are called, magnet, the two
4. north-south, freely, direction, towards the, always points, suspended magnet

Q. Magnets are materials that attract metal bodies towards themselves. Which one of the following will not be attracted by a magnet?

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Uses of magnet

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Uses of Magnets

Standard VI Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon