Properties of Magnets

Author:R P Goyal & S S Shome
6th ICSE
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Important Questions on Properties of Magnets

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You are given an iron nail, a torch cell and along piece of insulated copper wire. With the help of a labelled neat diagram, describe in steps how you will make the nail, an electromagnet.

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Describe an experiment to illustrate that like poles repel while unlike poles attract.

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How are the north and south poles of a magnet located? Explain.

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In which direction does a suspended bar magnet come to rest ? Give reason.

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Suppose you are given a long bar magnet and you are asked to break it into four small magnets. Draw diagrams showing the polarities of each broken part.

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Explain the attractive property of a magnet with the help of an experiment.

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State four important properties of a bar magnet.

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Describe an experiment to show that the maximum attractive property is at the poles of a magnet.

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Why does a freely suspended magnet always rest in north-south direction?

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How can magnetic properties of a magnet be destroyed?

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If we suspend a magnet freely, it will settle in

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In a magnet, _____ have the maximum attractive property.

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Like poles _____ each other.

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Rough handling destroys the _____ properties of a magnet.

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Magnetic poles occur in pairs.

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A magnet has no effect when it is heated to a high temperature.

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A magnet can attract only a magnetic substance.

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Poles of a magnet cannot be separated.