Which of the following properties of a magnet is used in a metal detector for detecting metals?

Attraction property of unlike poles

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Repulsion property of like poles

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Magnetic field

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(a) and (b) above.

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Solution

The correct option is C Magnetic field
Metal detector works based on the principle of magnetic field.
The magnet present in the metal detector creates a magnetic field and picks up the magnetic field generated by the metal thereby detecting it.

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