A student wants to increase the magnetic force between two bar magnets. What should the student do?

A.
move the magnets farther apart

B.
move the magnets closer together

C.
make the positive poles face each other

D.
make the negative poles face each other

1 answer

To increase the magnetic force between two bar magnets, the student should:

B. move the magnets closer together

Moving the magnets closer together increases the magnetic force between them. Additionally, making sure that opposite poles (north and south) are facing each other (rather than like poles) will also strengthen the attraction, but the main factor for increasing the force is reducing the distance between them.