Question 2 (iv)

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is brought near them.

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Solution

False

The magnetic strength/intensity of a bar magnet is maximum at the ends. So, when a bar magnet is brought near iron filings, it will cling maximum at the ends.

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State whether the following statements are ‘True’ or ‘False’.

(i) A cylindrical magnet has only one pole.

(ii) Artificial magnets were discovered in Greece.

(iii) Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.

(iv) Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is bought near them.

(v) Bar magnets always point towards the North−South direction.

(vi) A compass can be used to find the East−West direction at any place.

(vii) Rubber is a magnetic material.

Question 2 (v)

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Bar magnets always point towards North-South direction.

An iron needle shows deflection when it is brought near a current carrying conductor. State true or false.

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