MCQ
A current carrying solenoid when freely suspended, it always rests in ________ direction:
- ANorth-south
- BVertical
- CEast-west
- DA direction inclined to north - south
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Answer
- North-south
Explanation:
A solenoid behaves like a bar magnet and when suspended freely, aligns itself in the north-south direction by the directive property of the magnets.
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