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The magnetic dipole moment of a bar magnet points from its:

Answer: south pole to north pole.

  • A south pole to north pole
  • B north pole to south pole
  • C east side to west
  • D centre outward

Correct answer: A. south pole to north pole

Explanation: By convention the dipole moment points from the south pole to the north pole inside the magnet.

Bar Magnet Field LinesNSfield lines: N → S (outside magnet)

Magnetic field lines form closed loops: outside the bar magnet they run from the N pole to the S pole; inside, they continue from S back to N, so the lines never start or end anywhere.

Concept context

Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.

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