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Question
Explain the following :
The north end of a freely suspended magnetic needle gets attracted towards a piece of soft iron placed a little distance away from the needle.
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Solution
When a piece of soft iron is placed a little distance away from the needle, the needle induces magnetism to the piece of soft iron. Thus, soft iron piece starts behaving like a magnet and it attracts the magnetic needle towards it.
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