Home
Class 6
PHYSICS
Why does a compass needle get deflected ...

Why does a compass needle get deflected when brought near a bar magnet?

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

A compass needle gets deflected when brought near a bar magnet because the bar magnet exerts a magnetic force on the compass which is itself a tiny pivoted magnet and is free to move in the horizontal plane.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • FUN WITH MAGNETS

    MTG IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise NCERT Section |20 Videos

  • FUN WITH MAGNETS

    MTG IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise Exercise (Multiple Choice Questions) (LEVEL - 1)|30 Videos

  • FUN WITH MAGNETS

    MTG IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise Olympaid/HOTS Corner|15 Videos

  • ELECTRICITY AND CIRCUITS

    MTG IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise OLYMPIAD /HOTS CORNER|15 Videos

  • LIGHT, SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS

    MTG IIT JEE FOUNDATION|Exercise OLYMPIAD/HOTS CORNER|15 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

(a) What does a compass needle show deflection when brought near a magnet? (b) Why does a compass needle show deflection when brought near a magnet?

The metallic pointer of a plotting compass gets deflected only when it is placed near a bar magnet because the pointer has :

The needle of a magnetic compass gets deflected when placed near a current carrying wire because the current carrying wire produces

(a) Describe an activity to show with the help of a compass that magnetic field is strongest near poles of a bar magnet. (b) Mention the direction of magnetic field lines (i) inside a bar magnet and (ii) ouside a bar magnet.

Why does a magnetic compass needle pointing North and South in the absence of a nearby magnet get deflected when a bar magnet or a current-carrying loop is brought near it. Describe some silent features of magnetic lines of field concept.