Everything Science Grade 10

15.1 CHAPTER 15. MAGNETISM

Arrangement 1 N magnet S N magnet S

Arrangement 2 S magnet N N magnet S

magnet

N

S

magnet

N

S

Arrangement 3

magnet

N

S

magnet

S

N

Arrangement 4

As already stated, opposite poles of a magnet attract each other and bringing them together
causes their magnetic field lines toconverge(come together). Like poles of a magnet repel
each other and bringing them together causes their magnetic field lines todiverge(bend
out from each other).

S N N S

Like poles repel each other

The field lines between 2 like poles diverge

S N S N

Unlike poles attract each other

The magnetic field lines between 2 unlike poles converge

252 Physics: Electricity and Magnetism