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1. They are double poled substances with both the North and South poles.
2. Like poles repel and unlike poles attract. Repulsion is a sure method of determining
whether two substances are magnets.
3. The greatest magnetic force is concentrated around the poles of a magnet.
Moraa orina answered the question on April 16, 2018 at 15:35
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