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What is a natural magnet? How can you tell whether a particular substance is magnetic or non-magnetic?

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Natural magnets are those magnets which have inherent magnetic properties and are found freely existing in nature.
If a magnetic substance such as iron, is attracted by a substance when placed within its magnetic field, then the latter is magnetic.
If a magnetic substance is not attracted by the test substance, then it is non-magnetic.

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