O-LevelPhysicsMagnetismOct/Nov 2025Paper 1 Q261 Mark
A bar magnet is placed on a sheet of paper. The diagram shows the field lines due to the magnet. A soft-iron bar is placed on the paper on the rectangle marked WZ. The soft-iron bar becomes an induced magnet. What are the magnetic poles at the ends of the soft-iron bar?
Apole at W
N
pole at Z
N
Bpole at W
N
pole at Z
S
Cpole at W
S
pole at Z
N
Dpole at W
S
pole at Z
S
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