When iron filings are spread on a piece of paper with a bar magnet at the center, the iron filings align themselves along the of the bar magnet.
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magnetic field lines
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B
electric field lines
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C
circumference
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Solution
The correct option is A magnetic field lines Iron filings are an example of magnetic materials. When spread across a bar magnet, they respond to the magnetic effect of the bar magnet and align themselves according to its magnetic field lines.