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Rhett Strosin
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∙ 12y agobecause like poles repal each other and unlike poles attract
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When do magnets attract?
Magnets attract when the south side of a magnet is facing towards the north side of another magnet. If the sides are both north or south the magnet will then repel. ( Opposites attract and Likes repel )
Why is a nail attracted to a magnet?
The nail is made of non-polarized iron. and doesn't repel either side of a magnet. A magnet has two poles and will repel another magnet with the same pole (north repels north, south repels south). Since the nail doesn't have a poles it doesn't repel either side.
Is repel the opposite of attract?
Yes, repel is the opposite of attract.
Do a north and a north part of a magnet attract or repel?
Like polarities repel; unlike attract. So the north ends of two magnets repel each other, as do two south ends, while a north end and a south end mutually attract. North + North = Repell South + South = Repell North + South = Attract South + North = Attract
Why does a magnet's pole attract or repel?
One side has a positive charge and the other a negative. Only the opposites will connect or attached each other. The same charge will actually push or repel the other one away. You ever heard the saying, 'opposites attract? That's why.
Will opposite ends of a magnet attract or repel?
attract
Will a north pole of a magnet against the north pole of another magnet attract or repel?
Repel.
What R and A are things that magnet can do to each other?
repel and attract
Why do magnet repel when it is south and south?
because they dont attract
Why do poles on a magnet attract and repel?
Poles on a magnet attract or repel because of the way the electrons line up. The electrons in the valence shells tend to line up on one side of the nucleus. The electrons have a negative charge and the nucleus has a positive charge. The negative charges in one magnet repel the negative charges in another magnet but attract the positive charges in another magnet.
Do opposite ends of a magnet attract or repel?
Then you will end up with two magnets, each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and a south pole. But the magnet will be weaker.
Does a magnet and a current carrying wire attract or repel each other?
they can either attract or repel each other depending upon their polarity
Do opposite poles attract on magnet?
Yes. The "north pole" of one magnet will attract the "south pole" of another. Opposite charges attract, likecharges repel.
What is the opposite of attract on a magnet?
In physics and chemistry, the opposite of attract is repel. (Though, in public relations, the opposite of attract is promote.)
Which poles on a magnet will repel?
Like poles repel, opposites attract. So a N pole of one bar magnet will repel the N pole of another bar magnet. And the same applies to two S poles.
WHY do similar sides attract on a magnet?
SIMILAR repel, opposites attract. And they are because of that because of the magnetic fields.
Why when we attract two pins with a magnet the pins will repel?
If you can attract the same two pins with one magnet, then they are both of either positive or negative charge. Because they have the same charge, the pins will repel each other.
