What are the ends of a magnet called?

Although they are called “magnetic poles”, the poles do not have to be located on the ends. If we have a regular bar magnet and cut a small rectangular piece across its width, we will have a smaller magnet with the magnetic poles coming out the long sides and not the short ends. 434 Views. read more

Although they are called “magnetic poles”, the poles do not have to be located on the ends. If we have a regular bar magnet and cut a small rectangular piece across its width, we will have a smaller magnet with the magnetic poles coming out the long sides and not the short ends. read more

One end of any bar magnet will always want to point north if it is freely suspended. This is called the north-seeking pole of the magnet, or simply the north pole. The opposite end is called the south pole. The needle of a compass is itself a magnet, and thus the north pole of the magnet always points north, except when it is near a strong magnet. read more

The ends of a magnet are called the poles. Each magnet has a north pole and south pole. Magnetic fields have field lines, which begin at the north pole of a magnet and end at the south pole. read more