A substance X has the following characteristics: it tends to move from the weaker to the stronger part of a magnetic field, and it is weakly attracted by a magnet. X is a
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → paramagnet
Option (1) paramagnet — Correct. A paramagnetic substance gets only weakly magnetised in an external field. It tends to move from a weak field to a strong field, and a magnet attracts it weakly. X has both these properties.
Option (2) ferromagnet — Incorrect. A ferromagnetic substance also moves towards the stronger field. But it gets strongly magnetised, and a magnet attracts it strongly.
Option (3) diamagnet — Incorrect. A diamagnetic substance moves from the stronger to the weaker part of the field. A magnet repels it.
Option (4) paramagnet or a ferromagnet — Incorrect. The weak attraction rules out a ferromagnet, so X can only be a paramagnet.
NCERT (2026-27):
Paramagnetism – “Paramagnetic substances are those which get weakly magnetised when placed in an external magnetic field. They have tendency to move from a region of weak magnetic field to strong magnetic field, i.e., they get weakly attracted to a magnet.”