A student is studying the behavior of three objects. She labels the objects 1,2,

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A student is studying the behavior of three objects. She labels the objects 1,2, and 3 and places red (R) and blue (B) stickers on either end of each object as shown below. (i) the end IR attracts the end 2R (ii) the end 2R attracts the end 3H (iii) object 1 and object 3 do not interact Classify the three objects as magnets, ferromagnets, or non-magnetic objects. Explain your reasoning. If you cannot classify some of the objects on the basis of the information given above, explain why not and describe experiments you could perform to help you classify the objects.

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So it is understood from the question that, 1 and 3 would be ferromagnets and 2 would be a magnet. It is a logical approximation since it doesn't say that 1B and 2R or 2B and 3B repel. So i don't think they have magnetic poles

Any how let us discuss the physics. Magnets can be attracted to metals that don't attract to each other. We can stick a magnet to 2 nails but the nails wont stick to each other. Here also the question sounds basically the same way. So 1 and 3 can't be non magnetic since they stick to 2.

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