you have 2 solid pieces of same size & shape, one of which is a....?

Question

magnet & other is magnetic material. How will you distuinguish between magnet & magnetic material without using any external devices?

Answer 1

break each of them into two pieces ..........check for porality test ......in case of the magnet similar poles will repel each other...............while this wont happen in case of the magnetic material

Answer 2

I'm not sure what you mean by "external devices."

And when you say "magnetic material" I suppose you mean it can be made into a magnet but is not yet a magnet (that is, it is not magnetized)?

So the best answer I can give is...

Suspend both the pieces with some string, in the air. Or preferably, lie them down on something that floats on water.

The magnet will be the one that will turn and orient itself to point in the north-south direction. If you turn it to point in a different direction, it will turn back to point in the north-south direction. In effect, you would have made a simple compass.

The piece made of magnetic material (but is not magnetized) will point in any direction.

I hope this is the answer you need. (And if so, please vote mine to be the Best Answer, thanks :)

Answer 3

break both the pieces.if it is magnet both the pieces get attracted if not it is magnetic material

Answer 4

The magnetic piece will have a preference in direction when it sticks to the other, i.e., have a tendency to rotate to one of its poles. Bring the two pieces together and watch to see which one tends to rotate just before sticking.

Answer 5

keep both th solid pieces on the table....
if any1 of them gets attracted towards the other...that is magnetic material....and the piece which was stable on its place is magnet....