You have an unknown bar magnet and you want to label the poles N and S. Which is

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You have an unknown bar magnet and you want to label the poles N and S. Which is NOT a way you could determine the poles?

Select one:

a. Find the pole attracted to the south pole of another magnet. Label it north.

b. Float the magnet in a light paper cup in a basin of water. Label the north-pointing pole north.

c. Place a compass near the magnet. Locate the pole the compass points toward, and label it south.

d. Find the pole that is repelled from the north pole of another magnet. Label it south.

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ANSWER-

d. Find the pole that is repelled from the north pole of another magnet.label it south.

the other options are used frequently to determine the magnet polarity.also in option (d)pole that is repelled from the north pole of another magnet cannot be south,it will be north.

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