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Iron in Ancient India c7.s5.t1.32

Iron in Ancient India c7.s5.t1.32

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c7.s5.t1.32

As the number of " putas " increases, the amount of ferrous oxide diminishes, and at hundred " putas," and above, the iron is wholly present in the form of ferric oxide. Hence " hundred-puta " and " thousand-puta " " lauhas " are not attracted by the magnet.