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Bar magnets placed on table may not point along N-S direction . Why? Give reasons.

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Answer:

lt is because the magnetic field of the magnet is equal in magnitude to the Earth's horizontal magnetic field but it is in opposite direction

Step-by-step explanation:

Thus the net magnetic field at these two points is zero

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