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Consider the following statements about magnets:
1. Like magnetic poles attract each other.
2. A freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest along the north-south direction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Like magnetic poles attract each other.
2. A freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest along the north-south direction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (B) 2 only
Like poles repel and unlike poles attract, so statement 1 is wrong. A freely suspended bar magnet aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field and its north-seeking end points to the geographic north, which is the principle of the compass. Statement 2 is correct.
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