When the south pole of a magnet is brought near the north pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle, they ___ each other.

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Like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other. Hence, when the south pole of a magnet is brought close to the north pole of a freely suspended magnetic needle, they'll move towards each other, indicating that they attract each other.

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