Magnetic poles?

Question

which pole of the hanging magnet is the north pole and which is the south pole. what happens when you bring one pole of your magnet near each end of the hanging maget


2.now try to identify the poles o fhte hanging magnet using the other pole of your magnet?

3.after u have decided the identity of each pole, remove the tape to check . can you determine which are north poles and which are south poles if you cover th epoles on both magenets?

can u guys answer the 3 question

Answer 1

We use the "north/south" convention just to identify one end from the other, since a rectangular magnet will allign itself with the earth's magnetic field if you mount it so that it can spin freely, in the horizontal plane (i.e., hang it by a string). It's the strength of the magnetic force that causes similar ends of nagnets to repel each other (and opposite ends to attract)

So, unless you designate one end of one magnet (or can tell which end is pointing north) you can't tell one end from another.

Answer 2

when the hanging magnet is at rest in a horizontal position, the end pointing to the geographical north is the north pole and the other end is the south pole.

Answer 3

Opposite poles attract. If u hang it balanced it will point to the earths poles and the same rule applies.