Metal paper clips do not attract or repel each other. When an electromagnet is placed nearby, the paper clips can be observed to move toward it. Which statement describes this phenomenon?(1 point)

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Paper clips turn into permanent magnets after exposure to a magnetic field.
Paper clips turn into permanent magnets after exposure to a magnetic field.

Electrons flow freely into the magnetic field, causing the paper clips to move.
Electrons flow freely into the magnetic field, causing the paper clips to move.

Magnetic domains within the paper clips align with the magnetic field.
Magnetic domains within the paper clips align with the magnetic field.

The electromagnet reacts to the strong force of attraction from paper clips.

Answer 1

The correct statement that describes the phenomenon is:

Magnetic domains within the paper clips align with the magnetic field.

This is because when the electromagnet is nearby, the magnetic field it generates can cause the magnetic domains (small areas of magnetic orientation within the paper clips) to align with that field, resulting in a magnetization effect that allows the paper clips to be attracted to the electromagnet.