Arun suspended a bar magnet on a string as shown in the diagram below. He brought 3 bar - shaped objects P, Q and R towards the bar magnet. He placed the ends (X and Y) of each object, near the north pole of the bar magnet and recorded his observations in the table below.
| Object | X brought near to N pole | Y brought neat to N pole |
| P | N pole repelled | N pole attracted |
| Q | N pole attracted | N pole attracted |
| R | N pole stationary | N pole remains stationary |
Which of the object(s) is/are a magnet?
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A magnet attracts materials like iron, nickel, cobalt. These are called magnetic materials. Materials that are not attracted towards magnets are called non-magnetic. Each magnet has two magnetic poles—North and South. Opposite poles of two magnets attract each other whereas similar poles repel one another.
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