Question

Iron filings are spread on a paper and a bar magnet is brought near it. It is observed that most of the iron filings are concentrated at ________ of the magnet.

• A. the ends
• B. all places
• C. the centre
• D. one end

Answer 1

The correct option is A the ends

Most of the iron filings stick at the two extreme ends of the bar magnet because the magnetic strength is maximum at the ends of the magnet. The end-points of a bar magnet where there is maximum magnetic strength is termed as poles of the magnet.