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GCSE Physics · key term
The end of a magnet or compass needle that points towards north when free to turn.
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Specification 4.7.1.2 · Paper 2
Revise: Magnetic fieldsOutside a bar magnet, the lines curve from its north-seeking pole (N) towards its south-seeking pole (S). An arrow on a line shows the direction a north pole would move at that point. Lines are drawn closer together near the poles, where the field is stronger, and farther apart where it is weaker.
Specification 12.1 · Paper 2
The pole of a freely suspended magnet that points approximately towards geographic north, labelled N.
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Every magnet has two magnetic poles: a north-seeking pole, labelled N, and a south-seeking pole, labelled S. On a bar magnet, these poles are at opposite ends.