Table of Contents
- 1 Can 2 South magnets attract?
- 2 What would happen if two bar magnets are brought close together such that their south pole face each other?
- 3 What makes two magnets attract?
- 4 What will happen when two magnets shown below are pushed towards each other?
- 5 Do magnets get stronger if you stack them?
- 6 Why won’t a magnet attract a nail that is on the other side of the room?
Can 2 South magnets attract?
Magnets can also attract each other, but only if they face in opposite directions. A magnet has two ends called poles; one end is the north pole and the other is the south pole. A north pole will attract a south pole; the magnets pull on each other.
What would happen if two bar magnets are brought close together such that their south pole face each other?
The same occurs if two south poles are approached together. (b) If opposite poles are approached together, the magnetic field lines become denser between the poles and the magnets experience an attractive force. Like the electric field, the magnetic field is stronger where the lines are denser.
Do two south pole magnets repel?
Magnetic Force of a Compass Two north poles repel one another, and two south poles will also repel one another just like how like electric charges repel one another and opposite charges attract each other.
Is it possible to put two magnets together?
Yes, stacking multiple magnets together can make them stronger. Two or more magnets stacked together will exhibit nearly the same strength as a single magnet of the combined size.
What makes two magnets attract?
When two like-poles point together, the arrows from the two magnets point in OPPOSITE directions and the field lines cannot join up. Unlike-poles attract: When a north pole and south pole point together, the arrows point in the SAME direction so the field lines can join up and the magnets pull together (attract).
What will happen when two magnets shown below are pushed towards each other?
If the like poles two magnets are brought close to each other they will repel as like poles repel each other and unlike poles attract each other.
Why do 2 magnets repel each other?
If you hold two magnets the wrong way around, they push apart – they repel! When two like-poles point together, the arrows from the two magnets point in OPPOSITE directions and the field lines cannot join up. So the magnets will push apart (repel).
What material will a magnet repel?
diamagnetic materials
Water, wood, people, plastic, graphite and plaster are all examples of diamagnetic materials. While we usually think of these materials as non-magnetic, they actually repel (and are repelled by) a magnetic field. This repulsion is extremely weak, so weak that in everyday life, it’s negligible.
Do magnets get stronger if you stack them?
As more magnets are stacked together, the strength will increase until the length of the stack is equal to the diameter. After this point, any further magnets added will provide a negligible increase in performance.
Why won’t a magnet attract a nail that is on the other side of the room?
Why won’t a magnet attract a nail that is on the other side of the room? The magnetic field is not strong enough. The magnet’s north pole is not facing the nail. The magnet repels objects far away.