Why does freely suspended magnet point in the north-south direction?
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A freely suspended magnet point in the north south direction because the north pole of the magnet is attached to the South pole of the Earth and the South pole of the Magnet is attached to the North pole of the Earth.
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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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