NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Science Chapter 13
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Class 6th Chapter 13 Fun with Magnets
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Questions No: 3
It was observed that a pencil sharpener gets attracted by both the poles of a magnet although its body is made of plastic. Name a material that might have been used to make some part of it.
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There is a blade in pencil sharpener which is made up of iron. Iron is a magnetic material that is why it is attracted by the poles of magnet.
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The pencil sharpener contains steel blades, making it attracted to magnets. Although its body is plastic, the steel blades inside, containing iron, create magnetism. The presence of magnetic material causes the sharpener to be attracted by both poles of a magnet despite its plastic body.