When a powerful magnet is held near a piece of soft iron, the latter changes to magnet on account of the phenomenon of :

magnetic conduction

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magnetic induction

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magnetic attraction

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none of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C magnetic attraction
When a magnet is placed near a metal, the magnetic attraction aligns atoms of metal in a particular direction, turning the metal into a temporary magnet.

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