You are given a bar magnet whose poles are not marked. How will you identify the poles?

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The location of the poles of the magnet can be determined by suspending it freely.
A freely suspended bar magnet always points in the north−south direction.
The end that points towards the north direction is the north pole of the magnet while the end that points towards the south direction is the south pole of the magnet.

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