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Magnets are said to have a "north pole" and a "south pole". Traditionally, the north pole of a magnet is the side that would be attracted toward the North Pole of the Earth in a compass. Since opposite magnetic poles attract, the Earth's "Magnetic North Pole" is physically a magnetic south pole.
To answer the question... No, the north pole is not a negative charge. We speak of north and south poles in magnetism. We speak of positive and negative charges in electrostatics.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y ago"The charge at the north pole is a positive charge."
This answer is incorrect. Positive and negative charges are electric charges, and do not relate to magnetic poles. A north pole is a north pole. End of story!
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∙ 15y agoFirst off charges are used to refer to particle which have an electric field. The earth however has a magnetic field which is different but related in some ways.(Refer to Maxwell's equations for more advanced descriptions) The magnetic north pole, as you may know, attracts the north pole of a bar magnet. From knowledge of magnets like poles repel. Therefore the North Pole of the Earth is actually a magnetic south pole. It is however called the North Pole due to convention.
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∙ 11y agoAlthough the terms 'positive' and 'negative poles' are, for some reason, widely used in the magnetic therapy field to describe magnetic poles, these terms are not used in engineering. Magnetic poles are either 'north' or 'south', while the terms 'positive' and 'negative' are applied to electric charges.
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∙ 10y agoPositive is the current magnetic charge of the Earth's North Pole.
But that has not always been the case. Scientists suggest that the charge changed from negative to positive about a million years ago. At that time, the South Pole's magnetic charge also changed, from positive to its current negative.
AnswerWe do not use the term, 'charge', in magnetism. The correct term is 'pole', and you can have a 'north pole' and a 'south pole', but not a 'negative pole' or 'positive pole'.
'Positive charge' and 'negative charge' are terms we apply in electrostatics, not magnetism!
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∙ 14y agoNo.
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What is the charge of the poles?
The charge on north pole is Positive (+ve) and south pole has a Negative (-ve) charge.
What is the magnetic charge of the South Pole?
Negative is the current magnetic charge of the Earth's South Pole.But such has not always been the situation. Scientists suggest that the charge changed from positive to the current negative about a million years ago. At the same time, the North Pole's magnetic charge changed from negative to its current positive.AnswerWe do not describe a magnetic pole as a 'charge', and the terms 'positive' and 'negative' are not applied to magnets. Magnetic poles are described as being 'north' and 'south', whereas electric charges are described as being 'positive' or 'negative'.Having said this, it should be mentioned that people involved with magneto therapy do describe magnetic poles as being 'positive' and 'negative', but this is a pseudoscience and much of its terminology is nonsense.
What is the effect make magnet interact with another magnet?
their magnetic poles atract the opposite charge in order to optain the other charge. therefore they pull together to conect with a negative(-) and positive(+) because one end is filled with negative but needs positive and vise versa so when you put a + and + they don't need each other so the pushaway,same goes with negative poles
What is the South Pole's magnetic charge?
The location we call 'Magnetic South' is a magnetic north pole. We do not use the term 'charge' to refer to magnetic poles.
Is dipole dipole force a particle that contains two poles with a negative charge on each end of the pole true?
yes
What is the charge of the poles?
The charge on north pole is Positive (+ve) and south pole has a Negative (-ve) charge.
What is the charge of a magnet's north pole?
We all know that the magnet has north and south poles, but there is no charge for any pole of them. We say north and south in magnetism, positive and negative in electrostatic.
What is the scientific term of polarity?
Polarity means, what kind of pole, which would either be an electrical pole with a positive charge and a negative charge, or a magnetic pole with a south pole and a north pole.
What is the magnetic charge of the South Pole?
Negative is the current magnetic charge of the Earth's South Pole.But such has not always been the situation. Scientists suggest that the charge changed from positive to the current negative about a million years ago. At the same time, the North Pole's magnetic charge changed from negative to its current positive.AnswerWe do not describe a magnetic pole as a 'charge', and the terms 'positive' and 'negative' are not applied to magnets. Magnetic poles are described as being 'north' and 'south', whereas electric charges are described as being 'positive' or 'negative'.Having said this, it should be mentioned that people involved with magneto therapy do describe magnetic poles as being 'positive' and 'negative', but this is a pseudoscience and much of its terminology is nonsense.
The negative pole is near the what atom?
The negative pole is near the electronegative atom. This is an atom that usually gains electrons with an overall negative charge.
What are the poles of the magnet called?
South Pole North Pole
What is the effect make magnet interact with another magnet?
their magnetic poles atract the opposite charge in order to optain the other charge. therefore they pull together to conect with a negative(-) and positive(+) because one end is filled with negative but needs positive and vise versa so when you put a + and + they don't need each other so the pushaway,same goes with negative poles
What is the South Pole's magnetic charge?
The location we call 'Magnetic South' is a magnetic north pole. We do not use the term 'charge' to refer to magnetic poles.
Why are magnetic field lines conventionally taken to emanate from north pole to south pole?
magnetic lines of forces tavel from north pole to south pole because they are defined in that way. i mean to say as we know that the lines of forces are not real they are just been assumed for our calculations . now as lines of force has been defined as the path traced by a unit north pole when placed in a magnetic field then the lines of force will always start from a north pole and travel towards south pole as north pole repel unit north pole and south pole attract it.
Where is the magnets force st its weakest?
A magnet is weakest on its negative side/north pole
Why does Santa charge you for a letter?
Santa doesn't charge you but the post office does. It costs a lot to send a letter to the North Pole!
Where would yoube if you were at the maximum latitude?
-- At the maximum positive latitude, you would be at the north pole. -- At the maximum negative latitude, you would be at the south pole.
