Question

We observe that a small sample of material placed in a non-uniform magnetic field accelerates toward a region of stronger field. What can we say about the material?

Answer 1

Answer:

C) It is either ferromagnetic or paramagnetic

Explanation:

The complete question is given below

We observe that a small sample of material placed in a non-uniform magnetic field accelerates toward a region of stronger field. What can we say about the material?

A) It must be ferromagnetic.

B) It must be paramagnetic.

C) It is either ferromagnetic or paramagnetic.

D) It must be diamagnetic.

A ferromagnetic material will respond towards a magnetic field. They are those materials that are attracted to a magnet. Ferromagnetism is associated with our everyday magnets and is the strongest form of magnetism in nature. Iron and its alloys is very good example of a material that readily demonstrate ferromagnetism.

Paramagnetic materials are weakly attracted to an externally applied magnetic field. They usually accelerate towards an electric field, and form internal induced magnetic field in the direction of the external magnetic field.

The difference is that ferromagnetic materials can retain their magnetization when the externally applied magnetic field is removed, unlike paramagnetic materials that do not retain their magnetization.

In contrast, a diamagnetic material is repelled away from an externally applied magnetic field.