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If a diamagnetic substance is brought near the north or the south pole of a bar magnet, it is
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Options:
  • A repelled by both the poles
  • B repelled by the north pole and attracted by the south pole
  • C attracted by the north pole and repelled by the south pole
  • D attracted by both the poles
Solution:
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The correct answer is: repelled by both the poles
Diamagnetic substance are weekly magnetised in a direction opposite to that of applied magnetic field. These are repelled in an external magnetic field ie, have a tendency to move from high to low field region.

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