The north pole of a permanent magnet is clinging to the front surface of your steel refrigerator, so the refrigerator clearly has a south pole at its surface. If you flip the permanent magnet over, so that its south pole faces the refrigerator, the refrigerator will
A) keep a south pole at its surface and attract the permanent magnet.
B) place a north pole at its surface and attract the permanent magnet.
C) place a north pole at its surface and repel the permanent magnet.
D) keep a south pole at its surface and repel the permanent magnet.

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When a magnet is brought close to a ferromagnetic material like steel, the material temporarily acts as a magnet itself. The side facing the magnet's north pole becomes a south pole to attract it, and if flipped, the material's side facing the magnet's south pole becomes a north pole, again to attract it.

The North Pole of a Permanent Magnet Is Clinging to the Front