PH-500
Magnetic field patterns
Physics · Secondary 3 · Medium · Magnetic field patterns
A small plotting compass is placed close to the side of a bar magnet, halfway between its two poles. Which way will the north-seeking end of the compass point?
- From the north pole towards the south pole of the magnet
- From the south pole towards the north pole of the magnet
- Directly away from the magnet on the perpendicular bisector
- In a circle around the magnet, tangent to the sides
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