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When two bar magnets are placed end-to-end they repel each other. What does that tell us about their charges?
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When two bar magnets are placed end-to-end and they repel each other, it indicates that they are oriented such that like poles are facing each other. In magnetism, similar to electric charges, like poles repel while opposite poles attract.
Each bar magnet has a north pole and a south pole. If the north pole of one magnet is facing the north pole of the other, they will repel each other. Conversely, if a north pole is facing a south pole, they will attract each other.
This behavior in magnets is analogous to electric charges, where like charges (positive-positive or negative-negative) repel each other and opposite charges (positive-negative) attract each other. Therefore, the repulsion in this case tells us that the two ends of both magnets are of the same type (both north or both south), similar to how like electric charges behave.
Each bar magnet has a north pole and a south pole. If the north pole of one magnet is facing the north pole of the other, they will repel each other. Conversely, if a north pole is facing a south pole, they will attract each other.
This behavior in magnets is analogous to electric charges, where like charges (positive-positive or negative-negative) repel each other and opposite charges (positive-negative) attract each other. Therefore, the repulsion in this case tells us that the two ends of both magnets are of the same type (both north or both south), similar to how like electric charges behave.