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Is it true that like poles of a magnet attract each other while unlike poles repel each other?

no because the north attracts north and the south attracts the south


What do you call the ends of mangets?

The ends of a magnet are called the poles. There are two types of poles: the north pole, which attracts the south pole of another magnet, and the south pole, which attracts the north pole of another magnet.


What are the characteristics of the north and south poles of both a magnet and the earth?

The North pole of a magnet or Earth attracts the South pole, while repelling the North pole. The South pole attracts the North pole and repels the South pole. For Earth, the North magnetic pole is located near the geographic North pole, and the South magnetic pole is near the geographic South pole.


How could you find the North Pole of magnet?

You can find the North Pole of a magnet by using a compass. The end of the magnet that points to the north on the compass is the magnet's North Pole. Alternatively, you can use another magnet to determine the poles - opposite poles will attract each other (North attracts South) while like poles will repel each other (North repels North).


How do the two ends of a magnet affect attraction and replusion?

The magnet only attracts magnetic materials like iron and tin.The two eds are called poles,one is the north pole and the other one is the south pole.The pole is an end of a magnet that has the highest attraction.The pole will attract things only which behaves like the opposite pole and would repel the like poles.

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Is it true that like poles of a magnet attract each other while unlike poles repel each other?

no because the north attracts north and the south attracts the south


How can one determine the polarity of a magnet?

To determine the polarity of a magnet, you can use a compass. The end of the magnet that attracts the north pole of the compass is the magnet's north pole, and the end that attracts the south pole of the compass is the magnet's south pole.


How are magnets used on cars?

the magnet in the car door attracts the other magnet like south and north so the door shuts


What side of the magnet repels and attracts?

well when you have two magnets that are the same direction, for example, noth and north, they repel because they are both north but when you have north and south they attract because they are different sort of like man and woman


What do you call the ends of mangets?

The ends of a magnet are called the poles. There are two types of poles: the north pole, which attracts the south pole of another magnet, and the south pole, which attracts the north pole of another magnet.


How are magnets used on car doors?

the magnet in the car door attracts the other magnet like south and north so the door shuts


Can one north side of a magnet attract to another north side?

No, the north side of a magnet only attracts to the south side of another magnet.


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.


How do ends of a magnet differ?

Well, I'm not entirely sure, but if this helps, one end of the magnet is South (s) the other is north (n). The north attracts the south pole and the other way round. If north Poles or south) are put together they repel each other.


What does a magnet attact?

a magnet attracts metal or steel ( this is from nick prager). And also iron.


Why would to north poles on a magnet repel?

because the magnets have the same electric charges so they repel from each other so north attracts 2 south and south repels from south & north repels from north.


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.