A bar magnet is suspended and free to rotate. In which direction will the North pole of the magnet point?

Northwards

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Southwards

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Eastwards

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Westwards

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Solution

The correct option is A Northwards
A magnet has two poles: North and South. When suspended freely, the magnet aligns itself so that its North pole points towards the geographic North pole of the Earth. This happens because the Earth behaves as a magnet with its magnetic South pole near the geographic North pole.

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