Physics

Solomon

4 May, 22:55

A student holds a magnet 1 m from a paper clip and sees no evidence of a force acting between the two. When the student brings the magnet 1 cm

away from the paper clip, the paper clip begins to slide toward the magnet. Which statement best explains these results?

A) The material in the paper clip was not a magnetic material until the magnet was moved closer

B) The magnet did not have a magnetic field until it was close to the paper clip

C) The paper clip repelled the magnet at the farther distance,

D) The magnetic field of the magnet was too weak to move the paper clip at the farther distance.