Properties of a Magnet
Properties of a Magnet: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Poles of Magnet, Iron Filings around Magnet, Location of the Poles of a Magnet, Attraction between unlike Poles of Magnets, Repulsion between like Poles of Magnets and, North Seeking End of a Magnet
Important Questions on Properties of a Magnet
Why does the bulk of iron fillings slick to the ends of a bar magnet and not at its centre?
Freely suspended magnet always come to rest in east-west direction.
_____ poles of a magnet attract each other.
(Choose from the following: Unlike/ Like)
Where is the maximum force of attraction in a magnet?
Anil says that a freely suspended magnet aligns itself in north-south directions.
He say it is because earth behaves as a huge magnet having its north and south poles.
Is Anil's statement and his reasoning correct?
A bar magnet is cut (not hammered) into two pieces A and B as shown in the figure below.
What can be said about the magnetic properties of A and B?
Towards which direction does the North end of a freely suspended magnet points at?
What will happen if a bar magnet is immersed in a heap of iron filings and pulled out?
A bar magnet is immersed in a heap of iron filings and pulled out.
The iron filings
Kiran wants to identify the north pole of the magnet- using the objects in the picture below.
Which of the following objects could he use to identify the north pole of magnet-?
A suspended magnet remains steady in a _____ direction. (east-west, north-south)
Look at this magnet stand. All the magnets are floating. Red magnet is floating on the top over the blue magnet. Can the second last magnet stop floating over the last magnet in any way?
A magnet remains steady in a _____direction.(east-west, north-south)
Opposite poles attract each other.
In case of a bar magnet, magnetic field lines:
