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Finding Direction Using Magnets

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Mohan ties a thread in the middle of a bar magnet and suspends it from a rod, as shown in the given figure. He then gently strikes this magnet at one end, so that the magnet starts revolving around a fixed axis. In which direction will the bar magnet come to rest?

A

North-South

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North-East

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South-East

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D

South-West

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Solution

The correct option is A
North-South

In the state of rest, the freely suspended bar magnet points towards the North-South direction.

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