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In a bar magnet is suspended vertically it does not hangin the north-south direction.MSCERT Class 8th General Science Ch4 Magnetism |
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Answer» A freely suspended Bar magnet comes to rest in the N_S direction because --->The alignment of a freely suspended particles in magnet are influenced by EARTH's magnetic field. ---> Earth is ASSUMED to be a huge strong magnet with its SOUTH pole near its Geographical North pole and North pole at its Geographical south pole. --> HENCE when suspended freely the North pole of magnet points TOWARDS geographic north and south pole of bar magnet points Geographic south pole. If bar magnet is suspended vertically , then it remains at rest ... Because magnetic particles alignment will not come in effect of earth's magnetic field. |
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