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Why does a compass needle get deflected when brought near a bar magnet?
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Answer variants:
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The above figure shows the bar magnet with north and south poles marked by N and S, and also it has a magnetic needle with a compass.
When the compass needle is brought close to a bar magnet, the of the compass needle with the of bar magnet, which causes the compass needle to deflect.
You can observe that the north pole in the magnetic needle is always deflected towards the of the bar magnet and south pole in the magnetic needle is always deflected towards the of the bar magnet.
So, there is a change in , and the needle gets deflected near a bar magnet.
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