Question

Your friend places a magnet on the table and states that magnets have only attractive forces. You disagree, saying that magnets have attractive and repulsive forces. To show your friend, you place another magnet on the table, as shown below. Nothing happens. What should you do to convince your friend of your claim? *
A. Nothing, your friend is right.
B. Turn the second magnet around.
C. Move the magnets closer together.
D. Turn the second magnet around and move them closer together.

Answer 1

Answer:

D is the correct answer because magnets have both attractive and repulsive forces. The north pole of the first magnet will attract the south pole of the second magnet and The south pole of the first magnet will attract the north pole of the second magnet. The magnets will not attract if the poles are same. So my answer is D.