Why does a freely suspended magnet point in the north-south direction?
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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 . ... The South Pole of the Earth's magnet is in the geographical North because it attracts the North Pole of the
suspended magnet and vice versa.
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North and South . ... The South Pole of the Earth's magnet is in the geographical North because it attracts the North Pole of the
suspended magnet and vice versa.
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It is due to the influence of the earth magnet. The direction of the earth magnet is in the North-south direction of the earth. The North pole of the earth magnet is near the geographical south pole and south pole is near the geographical north pole. Therefore North of suspended magnet align above the south pole of the earth magnet and vice versa.
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