How can I Know Which Side is North and South of a Ring Magnet?
Most recent answer: 12/14/2014
Q:
How can I know which side is north and south of a ring magnet?
- Trisaina (age 27)
United States
- Trisaina (age 27)
United States
A:
Hi Trisaina,
Take your ring magnet and write N on one of the flat sides. Then suspend it from an edge with a string. If the N lines up with north, okay. If not erase the N and write S. By the way, the earth's north pole is really a magnetic south pole.
Lee H
(published on 12/14/2014)