Question

give the step by step method you will adopt to test if a piece of magnetic material is a magnet

Answer 1

You can check if the material is a magnet by the following methods:
1) Place the material in water such that it floats. If it is a magnet, it will come to rest at approximately the north-south direction.

2) If it doesn't float, suspend it with the help of a string such that it is freely movable. If it is a magnet, it will come to rest in north-south direction.

3) Take the supposed magnet and break it into two. If the pieces attract, it is a magnet.

4) Bring near the supposed magnet another magnetic material. If it attracts, then it is a magnet.

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