One magnet moves another across a table without touching it, so magnetic force is a:
ANon-central force
BNon-circular force
CNon-constant force
DNon-contact force
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Non-contact force
1. The magnets never meet during the experiment.
2. The second one still moves.
3. So magnetic force is a non-contact force.
_Source: syllabus Science Class VIII, Chapter 8, Force and Pressure._
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