Jack tries to place magnets on his refrigerator at home, but they won't stick. What could be the reason?

A) The body of the refrigerator isn't made of magnetic material.

B) Earth's magnetic field is interfering.

C) The magnet and the body of the refrigerator have like poles.

D) The refrigerator isn't plugged into an electrical outlet.

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Physics

Davis Hahn

1 July, 06:20

Jack tries to place magnets on his refrigerator at home, but they won't stick. What could be the reason?

A) The body of the refrigerator isn't made of magnetic material.

B) Earth's magnetic field is interfering.

C) The magnet and the body of the refrigerator have like poles.

D) The refrigerator isn't plugged into an electrical outlet.

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Sean Forbes · Answer 1

The most probable reason why the magnets won't stick on the refrigerator is that the body of the refrigerator and the magnets have like poles. If both have negative or both have positive poles facing each other, they will repel. In principle, magnets are attracted to opposite poles and like poles repel.