Question 1 (iv)

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In olden days, sailors used to find direction by suspending a piece of ___.

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Bar magnet

In olden days, sailors used to find the direction by suspending a piece of bar-magnet.This is because, when a magnet is suspended freely, it will always align in the North-South direction, which helps the sailors to find the exact direction.

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