The drawing below is of three separate bar magnets. The north and south poles of each magnet are labeled.

Question

Which arrangement shows that the three magnets would attract one another, end to end?

a


b


c


d

Answer 1

The correct arrangement that shows the three magnets attracting one another, end to end is option (a). In option (a), the north pole of the first magnet is facing the south pole of the second magnet and the north pole of the second magnet is facing the south pole of the third magnet. This creates a continuous magnetic field that attracts the three magnets together.