Unit 8 · Electricity and Magnetism

Magnet

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1Why did the screws stick only to the rounded tool?
2What would happen if a piece of wood were placed on the rounded tool instead of a screw?
3When a magnet is hung up freely, which directions do its poles point in?
4What happens when pins and a nail are taken close to a magnet?
5What happens when the north pole of one magnet is brought up to the north pole of another?
6What happens when the south pole of one magnet is brought up to the north pole of another?
7What conclusions can be drawn from this?
8Copper and aluminium are metals too, so why does a magnet not pull them?
9A pin lying on a table is not pulled while the magnet is far away, but it is pulled once the magnet comes near. Why?
10If a magnet pulls an object, can we say that the object is itself a magnet? Give a reason.
11What are the magnetic properties of a magnet?
12What use is there in the fact that a freely hanging magnet always comes to rest in the same direction?