Name: Magnetic Compass
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 2 min
Description: What would you need most if you were lost in a desert during the night? Well, some water, a jacket, and most importantly, a magnetic compass to find the dire...

Question

Give a labelled diagram with an activity to show the directive property of a magnet.

Accepted Answer

To show the directive property of a magnet:

Suspend a bar magnet with a thread.

Make sure that there is no magnet or magnetic material placed nearby. When the bar magnet comes to rest, bring a magnetic compass near the bar magnet.

The tip of the magnetic needle points towards north. You will notice that the freely suspended magnet always aligns itself in the north-south direction.

The end of the magnet which points towards north direction is called the north-seeking pole or simply north pole (N). The other end which points towards the south direction is called the south pole (S) of the magnet.

Give a labelled diagram with an activity to show the directive property of a magnet.

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