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?

• A. The paper clip will stay attached to the nail because the nail is now a permanent magnet.
• B. The paper clip will fall off of the nail because the nail was only a temporary magnet.
• C. The paper clip will stay attached to the nail because the paper clip is now a permanent magnet.
• D. The paper clip will fall off of the nail because the nail is now magnetized in the opposite direction.

Answer: (B)