View Full Version : Best questions to ask in physics?
 
 deepak0001
Sep 28, 2011, 02:37 AM
How can we identify,which one is iron ball and magnetic ball in two same colour,wieght and same size?
Conditions-
1-don't touch both of them with any external things,forces etc...
 joypulv
Sep 28, 2011, 02:45 AM
If both are iron, the magnetic one will have an effect on the other one, right?  So how do you envision a way to see which one is which, using your hands?
 Unknown008
Sep 28, 2011, 03:41 AM
Well, there is a very useful simple tool which you can use, and which doesn't require you to touch either balls. Its name begins with a c.
 joypulv
Sep 28, 2011, 04:48 AM
Oops right wish I could remove my answer Unknown
 jcaron2
Sep 28, 2011, 12:43 PM
I wonder if using that particular tool violates the rules?  Probably not, since you're not actually touching either ball, just using a non-contact tool.
 
Given that the OP clearly doesn't speak English as their primary language, it may be a little unfair to give a hint about the letter its name starts with.  Then again, if the OP speaks Hindi, I think the word sounds very similar in both languages.
 Unknown008
Sep 28, 2011, 11:25 PM
If that isn't the way to find this out, I'd be all around carrying a coil and a voltmeter :p
 
Or take another magnet.
 jcaron2
Sep 29, 2011, 06:49 AM
I was thinking the same thing.  :)
 jcaron2
Sep 29, 2011, 06:52 AM
If you're not allowed to use ANYTHING other than observation, you could place both balls on a horizontal, flat, very hard, low friction surface like a piece of glass.  The non-magnetic ball should remain stationary, while the magnetized ball should roll and/or spin until its magnetic axis lines up with the earth's.