You have been a horseshoe magnet and a magnetic needle The poles of the horseshoe magnet are not - Science - Electricity and Circuits

Question

You have been a horseshoe magnet and a magnetic needle The poles of
the horseshoe magnet are not marked How will you use the magnetic
needle to determine the poles of the horseshoe magnet ??

Vaibhav Tiwari · Accepted Answer

Dear Student,

We will suspend the magnetic needle freely from a thread It will
align itself with the earth's field Now, we know the north pole of
the needle We will bring north pole of the needle near the ends of
the horseshoe magnet The pole which will repel it will be the north
pole, and the other will be the south pole

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You have been a horseshoe magnet and a magnetic needle . The poles of the horseshoe magnet are not marked . How will you use the magnetic needle to determine the poles of the horseshoe magnet ??