Question

jill uses a magnet to pick up a nail. then, she touches the nail to a paper clip and picks up the paper clip. what will most likely happen when she pulls the magnet away from the nail? the paper clip will stay attached to the nail because the nail is now a permanent magnet. the paper clip will stay attached to the nail because the paper clip is now a permanent magnet. the paper clip will fall off of the nail because the nail was only a temporary magnet. the paper clip will fall off of the nail because the nail is now magnetized in the opposite direction.

Explanation:

When a nail is magnetized by a magnet and then the magnet is removed, the nail is usually a temporary magnet. Temporary magnets lose their magnetism quickly. So the paper - clip attached to the nail due to induced magnetism in the nail will fall off as the nail loses its magnetism.

Answer:

The paper clip will fall off of the nail because the nail was only a temporary magnet.