This is how it will TRY TO align if suspended freely. The magnet will orient itself in a position such that it's north pole will be towards the North and the south pole towards the South. read more
This is how it will TRY TO align if suspended freely. The magnet will orient itself in a position such that it's north pole will be towards the North and the south pole towards the South. read more
When a magnet is suspended freely, as you might know opposite poles attract, the north pole of the magnet gets attracted towards the geographical north and the south pole of the magnet gets attracted towards the geographical south. read more
The north end of the magnet will point towards the North Pole, and the south end of the magnet will point towards the South Pole. You can try this yourself, if you like; get a bar magnet, tie a string around it right around the middle, and hold the other end of the string between two fingers. read more