Question

Explain why a freely suspended magnet rests in a north south direction

Answer 1

Explanation:

freely suspended magnet always points in the North-South direction even in the absence of any other magnet. This suggests that the Earth itself behaves as a magnet which causes a freely suspended magnet (or magnetic needle) to point always in a particular direction: North and South.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Magnetic south pole of earth is at geometric north of earth. A freely suspended magnet always point in North direction because earth itself behaves as a magnet. ... The south pole of earth's magnet is in geographical north because it attracts the north pole of suspended magnet .