Question

The north end of the freely suspended magnet points towards the Earth's geographical -
Choose the correct option from given below
(A) north
(B) south
(C) west
(D) east​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The earth behaves as a magnetic dipole . Therefore a freely suspended magnet always points towards in the north-south direction because the north pole of the suspended magnet attracts the south pole of the earth's magnet which is the geographical north pole of the earth.

Answer 2

The north end of the freely suspended magnet points towards the Earth's geographical (A) north.

Explanation:

• A north pole of a magnet points towards the geographic north pole of the earth.
• This geographic north pole of the earth is the magnetic south pole of the earth and attracts the north pole of the freely suspended magnet.
• If freely suspended one pole will point toward the north.
• The two poles are thus named the north magnetic pole and the south magnetic pole (or more properly north seeking and south seeking poles for the attractions in those directions).