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    Sep 28, 2011, 02:37 AM
    Best questions to ask in physics?
    How can we identify,which one is iron ball and magnetic ball in two same colour,wieght and same size?
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    1-don't touch both of them with any external things,forces etc...
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    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?
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    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.
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    Sep 28, 2011, 04:48 AM
    Oops right wish I could remove my answer Unknown
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    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.
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    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.
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    Sep 29, 2011, 06:49 AM
    I was thinking the same thing. :)
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    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.

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