Question

12. Explain the attractive property of a magnet with
the help of an experiment.
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Answer 1

Answer:

The following experiment will prove the attractive property of a magnet:

Take a magnetic needle and suspend it by a fine thread such that it points in the north-south direction. Now bring the north pole of bar magnet near the south pole of the freely suspended magnetic needle. it will be seen that the south pole of the freely suspended magnetic needle is attracted to the north pole of the bar magnet. repeat the same experiment by using a bar of unmagnetized iron instead of the bat magnet. it will be observed that each pole of the magnetic needle is attracted to the iron bar.