The South pole of a bar magnet is brought near the North pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle. Then, the two will
A
repel each other
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B
attract each other
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C
remain stationary
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D
start rotating
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Solution
The correct option is B attract each other Like poles repel each other while unlike poles attract. Hence, when the South pole of a bar magnet is brought near the North pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle, the two would attract each other.