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When a magnet is suspended freely, the pole pointing towards the South is called the

A

north pole

B

south pole

C

east pole

D

west pole

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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
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    If assertion is ture but reason is false.
    D
    If both assertion and reason are false.

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