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27/09/2021 7:22 pm
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How does a solenoid behave like a magnet? Can you determine the north and south poles of a current-carrying solenoid with the help of a bar magnet? Explain.
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27/09/2021 7:23 pm
When a solenoid carrying current is freely suspended, it comes to rest along a particular direction because it behaves like a bar magnet with fixed polarities at its ends.
Yes, the north and south poles of current-carrying solenoid can be determined with the help of a bar magnet.
On bringing south pole of a bar magnet near one of the ends of solenoid, if the end moves towards the south pole of the bar magnet, it is north pole. But if the end moves away from the south pole of the bar magnet, it is south pole.