Question

The poles of a bar magnet are named _________ and __________ (positive and negative/north and south) poles.

Answer 1

1. The end of the magnet pointing towards the geographical south is called the south pole of the magnet.
2. And the end of the magnet pointing towards the geographical north is called the north pole of the magnet.
3. All magnets have two poles irrespective of their shape.
4. Usually, these are marked as N (for north) and S (for south).

Hence, the poles of a bar magnet are named north and south poles.