Poles of a Magnet
Poles of a Magnet: Overview
This topic discusses the properties of the poles of a magnet. It describes the power of a magnet, magnetic poles, and freely suspended bar magnet.
Important Questions on Poles of a Magnet
Magnetic poles exist in pairs. Comment.
If there are no markings on a bar magnet, how will you find out at which ends the north pole and the south pole is located?
How will you show that the power of a magnet is the strongest at its ends?
Why do magnets align themselves in the north-south direction?
What happens when the north pole of a magnet is brought close to the south pole of a freely suspended magnet?
What happens when the north pole of a magnet is brought close to the north pole.
What do you mean by the 'poles' of a magnet?
Give two fundamental properties of magnets.
Repulsion is a sure test of magnetism.
The magnetic poles such as north with north and south with south exist in pairs.
South poles of two magnets attract each other.
A freely suspended magnet always aligns in N-S direction.
Two north poles _____ (attract/repel) each other.
What kind of poles attract and what kind of poles repel each other?
Why does the door of a refrigerator, left slightly open, shut automatically?
