Suppose you have two magnets. Magnet A doesn't have its poles labeled, but Magnet B does have a clearly labeled north and south pole. If these two are brought into contact with one another, which of the following could you expect?

A. The side of Magnet A that's attracted to Magnet B's north pole must be Magnet A's north pole.

B. The side of Magnet A that's repelled by Magnet B's south pole must be Magnet A's north pole.

C. The side of Magnet A that's attracted to Magnet B's south pole must be Magnet A's north pole.

D. The side of Magnet A that's repelled by Magnet B's north pole must be Magnet A's south pole

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Dirty Harry

Physics

13 February, 23:09

Suppose you have two magnets. Magnet A doesn't have its poles labeled, but Magnet B does have a clearly labeled north and south pole. If these two are brought into contact with one another, which of the following could you expect?

A. The side of Magnet A that's attracted to Magnet B's north pole must be Magnet A's north pole.

B. The side of Magnet A that's repelled by Magnet B's south pole must be Magnet A's north pole.

C. The side of Magnet A that's attracted to Magnet B's south pole must be Magnet A's north pole.

D. The side of Magnet A that's repelled by Magnet B's north pole must be Magnet A's south pole

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Arabella Parrish · Answer 1

The right answer here would be option C - the side of Magnet A that's attracted to Magnet B's south pole must be Magnet A's north pole. This is due to the magnetic rule of opposites attracting.