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The north pole of a magnet always points towards the geographic _______ when suspended freely.

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south

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north

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east

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west

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Solution

The correct option is A south
The North Pole of the freely suspended magnet always points to the geographical south. Because the North Pole of the magnets is attracted by the south pole of the earth.

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