Why does a magnet attract another magnet?

When will magnets attract or repel each other? The rule to remember is that opposites attract. Every magnet has both a North and a South pole. When you place the North pole of one magnet near the South pole of another magnet, they are attracted to one another. read more

All magnets have both a north and a south pole, which causes them to either repel or attract one another depending on how the two poles are lined up. If the north pole of one magnet meets the south pole of another, the two will be attracted, but if either both north or south poles meet, the magnets will repel one another. read more

A magnet just doesn't attract another magnet, but it repels it too! Magnets attracting magnets is far more a simpler phenomenon than them attracting ferromagnetic material. ( Magnets just attract ferromagnetic materials). read more

Magnets attract when two opposing poles are brought together and repel when they have similar poles. Magnets come with a north pole and south pole. If one end of a magnet is the north pole and the end of the other magnet is the south pole, both pieces will attract; magnets will repel if two north poles or south poles are brought together. read more