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NEET 2012
Exam
NEET
Year
2012
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Magnetic Properties of Matter

NEET 2012 · Physics · Magnetic Properties of Matter

A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is...

A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It

Options

  1. Awill become rigid showing no movement
  2. Bwill stay in any position
  3. Cwill stay in north-south direction only
  4. Dwill stay in east-west direction only

Correct answer

B. will stay in any position

Step-by-step solution

It will stay in any position at geomagnetic north and south poles.
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