State the properties of a bar magnet .
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Properties of Bar Magnet
The magnetic force of it is the strongest at the pole.
If this magnet is suspended freely in the air with a thread, it will not come to rest until the poles are aligned in a north-south position. ...
If two bar magnets are placed close to each other, their unlike poles will attract and like poles will repel each other.
The properties of a bar magnet are as follows :-
◼ The bar magnet has two poles called the north pole and the south pole .
◼ The bar magnet has an attractive property . Opposite poles attract while the like poles repel .
◼ The bar magnet attracts all ferromagnetic particles . For example : Iron is attracted to bar magnet .
◼ The magnet has a field called magnetic field inside which it can attract ferromagnetic particles .
◼ The magnet field lines are imaginary lines drawn around the magnet which never intersect each other .
◼ The magnetic strength is the best at its poles .
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❱ A bar magnet is shaped like a bar .
❱ An electromagnet is another type of magnet where electricity needs to be passed .
❱ Even if we cut down a bar magnet , it will have 2 poles .
❱ The bar magnet rests in a north south direction .