If you suspend a bar magnet from a string, you will find that its north pole points toward the geographic north pole of Earth. How can this be, given that like poles repel one another?

Jadon Johnson

Jadon Johnson

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2022-11-13

If you suspend a bar magnet from a string, you will find that its north pole points toward the geographic north pole of Earth. How can this be, given that like poles repel one another?

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Zackary Hatfield

Zackary Hatfield

Beginner2022-11-14Added 14 answers

North geographical pole of Earth is south pole of Earth's magnetic field.
When a bar magnet is sUspended its north pole points towards Earth's north geographical pole or south pole of Earth's magnet.

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