Physics
A freely suspended magnet rests in:
- east-west direction
- north-south direction
- north-east direction
- north-west direction
Electro-Magnetism
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north-south direction
Reason — The earth has a magnetic field of its own and its magnetic South pole is in geographic north and its North pole in geographic south. Since unlike poles attract so when a magnet is suspended freely, it rests in north-south direction.
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