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Why the magnet suspended freely, aligns itself in the north-south direction of the Earth?

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The magnet suspeded freely aligns itself in the north-south direction of the Earth because the Earths acts like a huge magnet with its magnetic force at south heading towards its geometric north and its magnet north heading towards geometric south.
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  • Assertion : When a bar magnet is freely suspended, it points in the north-south direction. Reason : The earth behaves as a magnet with the magnetic field pointing approximately from the geographic south to north.

    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
    C
    If assertion is ture but reason is false.
    D
    If both assertion and reason are false.

  • Freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest pointing north-south direction such that

    A
    The North Pole of bar magnet points to geometric North Pole of earth.
    B
    The North Pole of bar magnet points to geometric South Pole of earth.
    C
    The South Pole of bar magnet points to geometric North Pole of earth.
    D
    The South Pole of bar magnet points to geometric North Pole of earth.

  • Freely suspended bar magnet comes to rest pointing north-south direction such that

    A
    The North Pole of bar magnet points to geometric North Pole of earth.
    B
    The North Pole of bar magnet points to geometric South Pole of earth.
    C
    The South Pole of bar magnet points to magnetic North Pole of earth.
    D
    The South Pole of bar magnet points to magnetic South Pole of earth.

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