Question

When a bar magnet is placed on a plastic plate with pins spread on it, for a given magnet:​

• A. Pins stick more to the north pole of the magnet.
• B. Pins stick more to the south pole of the magnet.
• C. Pins stick at both the ends of the magnet of equal strength.
• D. Pins stick at the center of the magnet.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Pins stick at both the ends of the magnet of equal strength.

When a bar magnet is placed on a plastic plate with pins spread on it, it is observed that as magnets have attractive property they attract magnetic substances toward them. The magnet attracts the pins maximum at two ends and they keep on decreasing towards the center of the magnet.