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How would the alignment of a particle of magnetite differ with respect to the Earth’s surface, if it solidified at the magnetic Equator, the Tropic of Cancer, or the magnetic North Pole?

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Ecuador. In this case the magnetic lines of the magnetic are horizontal

The Tropic of Cancer's magnetic lines of the magnetic has a downward inclination of approximately 22°

n the north pole the lines are vertical, in the magnetic north up and the south magnetic pole down, in any case it is 90°

Step-by-step explanation:

Magnetite is a ferromagnetic material that lines in the direction of the external magnetic field.

The magnetic field of the Earth with a magnitude between 0.25 and 0.65 G, being greater measure that we approach the poles. The direction of the field points down in a magnitude called inclination, in the magnetic pole it points down with an Angle of 90, in the equator the inclination is zero bone in the field is horizontal, and changing it as we move.

Based on the above, we can see that the magnetic occurs with cooling in the presence of this external field.

Ecuador. In this case the magnetic lines of the magnetic are horizontal

The Tropic of Cancer's magnetic lines of the magnetic has a downward inclination of approximately 22° and the other tropic has the opposite direction.

In the north pole the lines are vertical, in the magnetic north up and the south magnetic pole down, in any case it is 90°

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