Magnetism | Short/Long Answer Questions A freely suspended magnet always rests in the north-south direction because the magnetic south pole of the earth lies in the geographic north direction and the magnetic north pole of the earth lies in the geographical south direction.

When magnets are not in use they should be kept and stored in magnetic keepers. Two magnets are placed in such a way that their opposite poles are close to each other and then a soft iron keeper is attached to it.

1) When two magnets are brought near each other, like poles repel; opposite poles attract. We like to represent this force effect of a magnet on iron-like objects with a concept called magnetic field. …

To our knowledge, it is not possible to produce a permanent magnet with only a single pole. Every magnet has at least 2 poles, a north and a south pole (see FAQ about north pole). The existence of magnetic monopoles itself does not contradict current popular theories.

It is impossible to make magnetic monopoles from a bar magnet. If a bar magnet is cut in half, it is not the case that one half has the north pole and the other half has the south pole. A magnetic monopole cannot be created from normal matter such as atoms and electrons, but would instead be a new elementary particle.

A magnetic monopole does not exist. Just as the two faces of a current loop cannot be physically separated, magnetic North pole and the South pole can never be separated even on breaking a magnet to its atomic size. A magnetic field is produced by an electric field and not by a monopole.

While we can find electric monopoles in the form of charged particles, we have never observed magnetic monopoles. Instead, magnets exist only in the form of dipoles with a north and a south end.

The question is, which is which? When magnets are used in magnetic therapy, the poles are often referred to as being positive or negative. Generally, the south pole is termed positive, and the north negative.