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O-LevelPhysicsMagnetism5054/11 · May/June 2015 · Q251 Mark

One end of a rod picks up the N-pole of a bar magnet when in position 1. The same end of the rod picks up the S-pole of the bar magnet when in position 2. Which material is the rod made from and what is the pole at end P of the rod when in position 1?

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Airon N-pole
Biron S-pole
Csteel N-pole
Dsteel S-pole

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B: iron S-pole

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Magnetism, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source
O-Level Physics, May/June 2015 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 25.

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