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⚛️ Physics  ·  Magnetism and Matter  ·  NEET & JEE

The region around a magnet where its influence is felt is called the:

Answer: magnetic field.

  • A magnetic field
  • B electric field
  • C gravitational field
  • D null region

Correct answer: A. magnetic field

Explanation: The magnetic field is the region where a magnetic force acts on other magnets or currents.

Bar Magnet Field LinesNSfield lines: N → S (outside magnet)

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.

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