Physics
If we suspend a magnet freely, it will settle in:
- east-west direction
- north-south direction
- north-east direction
- east-south direction
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north-south direction
Reason — A freely suspended magnet rests in the north-south direction because its poles align with Earth’s magnetic field, which has a magnetic south near the geographic north and vice versa.
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