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(a) When two magnets are placed as shown in the diagram below, with the two nort

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Question

(a) When two magnets are placed as shown in the diagram below, with the two north poles facing each other, what is the direction of the magnetic field at the midpoint (indicated by an 'X') between the two magnets?

field to the right? or
field to the left? or
field is zero?

(b) When two magnets are placed as shown in the diagram below, with the two south poles facing each other, what is the direction of the magnetic field at the midpoint (indicated by an 'X') between the two magnets?

(c) When two magnets are placed as shown in the diagram below, with the unlike poles facing each other, what is the direction of the magnetic field at the midpoint (indicated by an 'X') between the two magnets?

(d) When two magnets are placed as shown in the diagram below, with the unlike poles facing each other (reverse of the orientation in part c), what is the direction of the magnetic field at the midpoint (indicated by an 'X') between the two magnets?

Explanation / Answer

a)magnetic field zero

b)magnetic field zero

c)field towards the right

d)field towards left