The north pole of a magnet always points towards the __________ when suspended freely

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 North
A north pole of a magnet points towards the geographic north pole of the earth.
This geographic north pole of the earth is the magnetic south pole of the earth and attracts the north pole of the freely suspended magnet.

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