Which of the following statement is true?

The north pole of the magnetic needle points towards Earth's magnetic north pole.

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Magnetic materials attract as well as repel magnets.

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Lodestone is an artificial magnet.

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Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.

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The correct option is D Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.
Isolated magnetic poles do not exist. On cutting a magnet into several pieces, each piece of a magnet behaves as an individual magnet.

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Which of the following statement is true?

The correct option is D Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.Isolated magnetic poles do not exist. On cutting a magnet into several pieces, each piece of a magnet behaves as an individual magnet.

The correct option is D Isolated magnetic poles do not exist.
Isolated magnetic poles do not exist. On cutting a magnet into several pieces, each piece of a magnet behaves as an individual magnet.