Read the given statements and select the correct option.Statement 1: W...
The filings will have a north seeking and a south seeking pole. The poles will attract to the poles of the horseshoe magnet causing the filings to cluster on the magnet.A horseshoe magnet is a magnet made in the shape of a horseshoe. At the ends of its legs, the magnet has two magnetic poles close together.
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Read the given statements and select the correct option.Statement 1: W...
Both the statements are false...
because every magnet has two poles and the poles are of highest magnetic power, so more iron fillings will be attracted in the poles..
Read the given statements and select the correct option.Statement 1: W...
Statement 1: When a horseshoe magnet is brought close to a pile of iron filings, more filings will be attracted to the U-shaped part of the magnet.
Statement 2: A horseshoe magnet has only one pole, which is its U-shaped part.
The correct option is D, which states that both statements 1 and 2 are false.
Explanation:
- Statement 1: When a horseshoe magnet is brought close to a pile of iron filings, more filings will be attracted to the U-shaped part of the magnet.
- This statement is incorrect. When a horseshoe magnet is brought close to a pile of iron filings, the filings will be attracted to both ends of the magnet, not just the U-shaped part. The magnetic force is present at both poles, and the iron filings align themselves along the magnetic field lines.
- Statement 2: A horseshoe magnet has only one pole, which is its U-shaped part.
- This statement is also incorrect. A horseshoe magnet has two poles, one at each end of the U-shaped part. The two poles are called the north pole and the south pole. The U-shaped part of the magnet acts as a single magnet with two poles, creating a stronger magnetic field compared to a bar magnet.
To summarize, both statements 1 and 2 are false. A horseshoe magnet attracts iron filings to both ends, not just the U-shaped part, and it has two poles (north and south) rather than just one.
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