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How do you know which is the North face of the magnet?
To find the north pole of a magnet you can use a pole identifier. When the identifier is held to the magnet, you press a button and it will tell you if it is the north or south pole.
How to find positive on a magnet?
Well there isn't any positive or negative on a magnet. But to find North and South, you can suspend a bar magnet on a string and see which way it points, or use a compass. Remember that the North Magnetic Pole defines what Magnetic North is, and on a compass or a bar magnet the SOUTH magnetic pole point at it.
How do you find north pole in bar magnets?
Use a compass. It will point to a magnet's south pole.
How can you tell which side is which on a magnet?
suspend the magnet from a string at its center of gravity. The north pole of the magnet will point to the north pole. (The north magnetic pole of the earth is actually a south seeking pole.)Another AnswerUse a compass. It's north seeking pole will be attracted towards the magnet's south pole and its south-seeking pole will be attracted towards the magnet's north pole.
How do you identify the north and south pole of a magnet?
Use a compass. It's needle points to the south pole of a magnet.
Where might you find a magnet in use?
On your refrigerator.
What magnet tools do we use to find direction?
A compass.
What do we use to find out if a metal has iron in it?
A spectroscope, possibly. A magnet is not the correct answer because there are several metallic elements which are magnetic.
How you could separate a mixture of iron shavings and sand?
use a magnet
Iron filings could be separated from sand using a?
You can use a magnet
If you have an unmarked bar magnet how can you find out which end is the north pole?
Stand somewhere where you know which way is north (get a map, find yourself on it, face a landmark which is about north (or south) which is marked on the map) The north seeking pole will be the one facing the same way as you.Alternately you can find a magnet marked with N and S and use that.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>This is sadly half an answer. If you stand with a magnetic compass on the ground (assuming no other interference) then yes, you should be able to determine magnetic north.However maps are (in the most part) aligned to True North....which is not always the same as magnetic north. In the UK it's different by up to 10 degrees off. Go to South Africa/Madagascar and you're talking 20-30 degrees off.All this has to do with the fact that the magnetic and north poles are not in the same location - in fact they are just under 600 miles apart and change as the years go by.If you stand on the ground with a map aligned to true north however AND know the variation (that is the difference in degrees between true and magnetic north) then yes, you should be able to point to both with a bit of maths!Better AnswerUse a compass. It's needle will point to the magnet's south pole.
How can YOU use magnets?
You could use magnets to push things like another magnet or you could pull metal things to it.
