Question

What is the directive property of magnets? Write its one application.


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Answer 1

Directive property of magnet :-

Take a magnet and suspend it freely. Note the direction in which it comes to rest. If you will observe it then you will understand that it always comes to rest along the north-south directions of the earth. This is termed as the directive property of magnet.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The directive property of a magnet explains its tendency to align itself along an external magnetic field. When a magnet is suspended freely in air with the help of a thread then it tends to align itself in the geographic north-south direction. This property of magnet is known as directive property of target.

Take a magnet and suspend it freely. Note the direction in which it comes to rest. Observe it then you will understand that it always comes to rest along the north-south directions of the earth. This is termed as the directive property of magnet.

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