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Two illustrations of bar magnets: on the left, a hand brings the north pole of one magnet near the south pole of another, showing attraction; on the right, a hand brings two north poles close, showing repulsion.
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Two illustrations of bar magnets: on the left, a hand brings the north pole of one magnet near the south pole of another, showing attraction; on the right, a hand brings two north poles close, showing repulsion.
magnetic attraction and repulsion Bar magnets showing attraction of opposite poles and repulsion of like poles.

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magnetic pole, region at each end of a magnet where the external magnetic field is strongest. A bar magnet suspended in Earth’s magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. The north-seeking pole of such a magnet, or any similar pole, is called a north magnetic pole. The south-seeking pole, or any pole similar to it, is called a south magnetic pole. Unlike poles of different magnets attract each other; like poles repel each other....

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