If we have an unmarked magnet, how can we tell which end is the north pole of the magnet?

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Lilianna Cain

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If we have an unmarked magnet, how can we tell which end is the north pole of the magnet?

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Chasity Casey · Answer 1

Take a magnet whose north pole you know. Keep the north pole to one end of the unmarked magnet.

- If it repels: it is the north pole of the unmarked magnet

- If it attracts: it is the south pole of unmarked magnet