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A freely susp...

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A freely suspended magnet comes to rest in the
(a) north-south direction.
(b) north-east direction.
(c) north-west direction.
(d) east-west direction.

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(a) north-south direction.
A freely suspended magnet comes to rest in the north-south direction.

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