Question

Why a freely suspended magnet points in the North-South direction and not in East - West direction? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

this is Because it adjusts it in north-south direction

Explanation:

as it tries to Sync it with magnetic field of earth and magnet.magnet never has east-west pole it always has north-south pole

Answer 2

Answer:

A freely suspended magnet points in the North - South direction because of its directive property which states that the Earth acts as a huge magnet and its poles attracts the poles of any freely suspended magnet. As the Earth has no East or West pole so a magnet does not point in the East - West direction.

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