Question
A small magnet is suspended by a silk thread from rigid support such that the magnet can freely swing. How will it rest? Explain by drawing a diagram.
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Answer
It will always rest in north-south direction. The diagram is as follows. The compass is telling that the magnet is pointing in a north-south direction.
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