Assertion : Sodium gets weakly attracted

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Magnetism and Matter

Question:

Assertion : Sodium gets weakly attracted to a magnet.

Reason : Sodium is a paramagnet.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true but(R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

Both (A) and (R) are false.

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

SODIUM(Na) has one unpaired electron , so it is paramagnetic in nature.

Paramagnets move from weaker sections of the magnetic field to the stronger sections.