Question

Choose the correct statement below about the interaction between magnets, magnetic materials and charges.

a) The south magnetic pole repels the north pole of another magnet.
b) The south magnetic pole attracts the north pole of another magnet.
c) A magnetic material that has not been made into a magnet is not attracted to either the north and south pole of a magnet.
d) The north magnet pole attracts the north magnetic pole of another magnet.
e) The south magnetic pole attracts the south magnetic pole of another magnet.

Answer 1

Answer: B. The south magnetic pole attracts the north pole of another magnet.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct statement below about the interaction between magnets, magnetic materials and charges is that the south magnetic pole attracts the north pole of another magnet.

We should note that a magnet typically consists of two poles which are the North Pole and the South pole. The opposite poles doesn't repel each other but attracts each other while same pole repels one another.

In this case, the North Pole will attract the South Pole while same magnetic piles repel e.g the North Pole will repel the North Pole.