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An iron nail is initially unmagnetised.  Which one of the following things will occur when it is brought closer to the north pole of a permanent bar magnet?Nothing will happen since the iron nail is not a permanent magnetThe iron nail will be repelled by the bar magnetThe iron nail will be permanently magnetisedThe end of the nail which is placed closest to the north pole of the bar magnet will become an induced south pole

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An iron nail is initially unmagnetised.  Which one of the following things will occur when it is brought closer to the north pole of a permanent bar magnet?Nothing will happen since the iron nail is not a permanent magnetThe iron nail will be repelled by the bar magnetThe iron nail will be permanently magnetisedThe end of the nail which is placed closest to the north pole of the bar magnet will become an induced south pole

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The end of the nail which is placed closest to the north pole of the bar magnet will become an induced south pole.

Here's why:

  1. When an unmagnetised iron nail is brought closer to a permanent magnet, it becomes a temporary magnet due to a process called magnetic induction.

  2. The end of the nail closer to the north pole of the permanent magnet will become an induced south pole. This is because opposite poles attract each other.

  3. The nail will not be permanently magnetised unless it is stroked or rubbed with the permanent magnet in one direction repeatedly.

  4. The nail will not be repelled by the bar magnet because iron is a ferromagnetic material, which is strongly attracted to magnets.

  5. Even though the nail is initially unmagnetised, it can still be affected by the magnetic field of the permanent magnet due to its ferromagnetic properties.

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