Question

Like magnetic poles ______ but unlike magnetic poles ______ one another.

• A. Repel
• B. Attract

Answer 1

An attractive property of magnet-

1. Unlike poles of the magnet attract each other because lines of magnetic force are in the same directions, unlike poles.
2. Like poles of the magnet repel each other because lines of magnetic force are in opposite directions for like poles.

Diagram for attraction and repulsion between like and unlike poles of magnets:

Hence, Like magnetic poles Repel but unlike magnetic poles Attract one another.