What will happen if a magnet is moved over a mixture of iron filings and sulphur?

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It will attract sulphur

It will attract iron filings

It will neither attract iron filings nor sulphur

It will attract both iron filings and sulphur

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

When two or more substances mix with each other without participating in a chemical change, the resulting substance is called a mixture.
In the mixture of iron filings and sulphur, no chemical reaction takes place as it is not heated.
Both iron and sulphur retain their individual properties.
So iron will be attracted by the magnet as it will retain its magnetic properties while sulphur will remain in the plate.

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