Asked by Avery Williams
What would happen if two bar magnets which are both facing south, were pulled farther apart?
A. The repelling force will remain the same.
B. The attracting force will be stronger.
C. The attracting force will reverse the poles.
D. The repelling force will be weaker.
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D. The repelling force will be weaker.
Like poles (both magnets oriented the same way) repel; as you increase the separation the magnetic interaction falls off (rapidly) with distance, so the repulsion decreases.
Like poles (both magnets oriented the same way) repel; as you increase the separation the magnetic interaction falls off (rapidly) with distance, so the repulsion decreases.
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