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The property by which a freely suspended magnet always align itself in north south direction ,


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  1. Directive property of a magnet
  2. If a magnet is freely suspended in the air with the rope tied, it will always align itself in the north-south direction it is due to the directive property of all magnets.
  3. A freely suspended magnet points in the north-south direction because the earth behaves as a magnet with its south pole in the geographical north and the north pole in the geographical south.


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