Select all of the following descriptions that match what happens when a ferromagnetic material is placed in an external magnetic field.

a. The ferromagnetic material rapidly cools.
b. The ferromagnetic material becomes negatively charged.
c. The ferromagnetic material becomes positively charged.
d. The external magnetic field induces magnetic poles in the ferromagnetic material.
e. The ferromagnetic material becomes magnetized.
f. Nothing, ferromagnetic materials do not interact with magnetic fields.


Answer: d. The external magnetic field induces magnetic poles in the ferromagnetic material.
e. The ferromagnetic material becomes magnetized.

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