When you place the compass to the left of the magnet (along the same line) close
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When you place the compass to the left of the magnet (along the same line) close to the S pole, the red end of the compass needle points RIGHT.
When you place the compass to the right of the magnet (along the same line) close to the N pole, the red end of the compass needle points RIGHT.
When you place the compass above the magnet (somewhere in the middle and not on top of the magnet), the red end of the compass needle points LEFT.
When you place the compass below the magnet (somewhere in the middle and not on top of the magnet), the red end of the compass needle points LEFT.
Based on the observations from above, you can conclude that the red end of the compass needle is
A. the South pole of the compass needle.
B. the North pole of the compass needle.
The magnet’s magnetic field lines
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A. come out of the N pole and go into the S pole. B. come out of the S pole and go into the N pole. N SExplanation / Answer
Based on the observations from above, we can conclude that the red end of the compass needle is
B. the North pole of the compass needle.
The reason is that, the north end of a compass needle is attracted towards the south pole of a magnet. In all the above observations, the red end is attracted towards the south pole of the magnet (in 2nd case it is out of the vicinity of south pole), hence red end is the north pole of the compass needle.
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