A metal rod of unknown material is suspended by a thin thread so that it is free to rotate in a horizontal plane. When the North (N\text{N}N) pole of a permanent bar magnet is brought near one end of the suspended rod, that end is attracted towards the magnet. When the South (S\text{S}S) pole of the same bar magnet is brought near the same end of the suspended rod, that end is repelled away from the magnet.
Which material is the suspended rod most likely made from?
unmagnetised iron
magnetised steel
plastic
copper
169 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Simple phenomena of magnetism, covering Simple phenomena of magnetism. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.