PDF chapter test TRY NOW
Suspend a bar magnet from a rigid support using a thread. Ensure that there are no magnetic substances placed near it. Gently disturb the suspended magnet. Wait for a moment, let it oscillate. In a short time it will come to rest.
You can see that the north pole of the magnet is directed towards the geographic north. Repeat the procedure a number of times.
When we repeat this process, the freely suspended bar magnet rests in the again and again, which is the direction.
The property of a magnet that itself in the direction is known as the property.
The magnetic north pole always points towards the , and the magnetic south pole always points towards the .
Register for free to see more content