HELLO,
A magnet rest in north-south direction only . Why does it not rest in east-west direction ?
Kind regards
Pratham joshi
dear Joshi,
the earth is imagined to be a huge magnetized sphere of iron containing a huge permanent magnet at its centre.
the south seeking magnetic pole is located in the northern hemisphere near the geographical north and the north seeking is located at a dramatically opposite point in the southern hemisphere near the geographically south.
all magnets align in the north- south direction of the earth when suspended freely. this property is known a directive property. using directive property of magnet magnetic compasses are devised.
hope it helps
G. Pradanya
the earth is imagined to be a huge magnetized sphere of iron containing a huge permanent magnet at its centre.
the south seeking magnetic pole is located in the northern hemisphere near the geographical north and the north seeking is located at a dramatically opposite point in the southern hemisphere near the geographically south.
all magnets align in the north- south direction of the earth when suspended freely. this property is known a directive property. using directive property of magnet magnetic compasses are devised.
hope it helps
G. Pradanya