Answer: weakly attracted.
- A weakly attracted
- B strongly repelled
- C weakly repelled
- D totally unaffected
Correct answer: A. weakly attracted
Explanation: Paramagnetic substances are weakly attracted toward a magnetic field.
Magnetic field lines form closed loops: outside the bar magnet they run from the N pole to the S pole; inside, they continue from S back to N, so the lines never start or end anywhere.
Concept context
Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.