State four important properties of a bar magnet? - Vidyadip

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State four important properties of a bar magnet?

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Attractive property: A magnet can attract small pieces of iron filing or other ferromagnetic materials.
Directive property: If a magnet is suspended horizontally by a thin thread (say silk thread), it rests always pointing north-south direction of the earth.
Like poles always repel each other and unlike poles attract each other.
Poles always exist in pairs: Single pole can never exist.

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