One end of each of two bars is marked with an X or a Y, as shown. End X of bar 1 is brought close to the N-pole and then to the S-pole of a magnet. End Y of bar 2 is brought close to the N-pole and then to the S-pole of a magnet. The table shows what happens. What materials are bar 1 and bar 2 made from?

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B: iron | steel
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