Question

When a piece of soft iron is rubbed with a permanent steel magnet, it also changes into a permanent magnet.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. Steel is used for making a permanent magnet.
2. When the soft iron is rubbed with a permanent steel magnet then it becomes a temporary magnet because the magnetic domains will be shifted towards the direction of a magnetic field but the magnetic domains will align in a random manner.

Hence, rubbing the soft iron with a permanent steel magnet, it becomes a temporary magnet.