Question

List down the properties of a magnet.

Answer 1

Properties of Magnets

• 1) A magnet attracts magnetic materials towards itself.
• 2) A freely suspended bar magnet always aligns in the north-south direction.
• 3) Unlike poles attract each other and like poles repel each other.
• 4) A magnet with a single pole does not exist. If a magnet is cut into two pieces each piece will behave like an independent magnet, with a north pole and a south pole.
• 5) When a bar magnet is rubbed over an iron bar, it changes the iron bar into a magnet.