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I learnt in class VI that a magnet attracts a piece of iron towards it. Is attraction also a pull? What about repulsion between similar poles of two magnets? Is it a pull or push?

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Attraction is also a pull because a magnet pulls other magnet or magnetic substance towards it.
Repulsion is a push because in this case, a magnet pushes other magnet apart.
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