Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Why does a freely suspended magnet always rest in a north-south direction?
Advertisements
Solution
A freely suspended magnet always rests in the north-south direction because the north pole of the magnet lies in the geographic north direction and the south pole of the magnet lies in the geographic south direction. So, it aligns itself in the N-S direction. Unlike poles attract and like poles repel.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Draw magnetic field lines around a bar magnet.
Which of the following is not attracted by a magnet:
Describe an experiment to show that the maximum attractive property is at the poles of a magnet?
Name and define the SI unit of current.
The shape of the Earth’s magnetic field resembles that of an imaginary ______.
The unit of magnetic flux density is ______.
State Fleming’s Left Hand Rule.
Convert 1 tesla into gauss.
The field at the center of the long circular coil carrying current will be parallel straight lines.
Assertion (A): The work done by a magnetic field on a moving charge is zero.
Reason (R): In a magnetic field force is perpendicular to the velocity.
