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Let's solve the "Magnetic Attraction" worksheet step by step.

🔹 Key Rule:

- Opposite poles attract: North (N) and South (S) pull toward each other.
- Like poles repel: North-North or South-South push away from each other.

We’ll go through each of the 9 magnet pairs and determine whether they attract or repel based on the orientation of their poles.

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🔹 Pair 1:

Bar magnets: N–S and S–N
- Left magnet: N → S
- Right magnet: S → N
- So, the S pole of the first is near the S pole of the second? Wait — let’s look carefully.

Actually, the first bar magnet has N on the left, S on the right.
The second bar magnet has S on the left, N on the right.

So when placed side by side:
- The S end of the first is next to the S end of the second → S–S → Repel

✔ Answer: Repel

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🔹 Pair 2:

Two bar magnets:
- Top: N–S
- Bottom: S–N

They are stacked vertically.
Top magnet: N on left, S on right
Bottom magnet: S on left, N on right

So the S end of top is near S end of bottom? No — actually:

Top: N–S
Bottom: S–N

So when aligned vertically:
- The S pole of top is facing the S pole of bottom → S–S → Repel

Wait! But if they are stacked like this:
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N S
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S N
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Then the S of top is above the S of bottom → both S poles together → Repel

✔ Answer: Repel

But wait — maybe it's arranged so that the ends are facing each other?

Looking at the diagram: the two magnets are placed side by side horizontally, with the top one showing N–S and the bottom one S–N.

So:
- Top: N–S
- Bottom: S–N

So the S of top is near S of bottom → S–S → Repel

✔ Answer: Repel

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🔹 Pair 3:

U-shaped magnet (top), bar magnet (bottom)

U-magnet:
- Top arm: N
- Bottom arm: S
- So the open end has N on top, S on bottom

Bar magnet: S–N

So the S end of bar magnet is near the S pole of U-magnet → S–S → Repel

Wait: Bar magnet is placed under the U-magnet, with its S end pointing up toward the S pole of U-magnet → S–S → Repel

✔ Answer: Repel

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🔹 Pair 4:

Two U-shaped magnets, facing each other

Left U-magnet:
- Top: N
- Bottom: S
- So the outer ends are N and S

Right U-magnet:
- Top: S
- Bottom: N

So:
- Left U: open end has N on top, S on bottom
- Right U: open end has S on top, N on bottom

When placed facing each other:
- Left U’s N is near Right U’s S → N–S → Attract
- Left U’s S is near Right U’s N → S–N → Attract

Both ends attract → overall Attract

✔ Answer: Attract

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🔹 Pair 5:

Bar magnet: S–N
Another bar magnet: N–S
They are placed horizontally, side by side

First: S–N
Second: N–S

So the N of first is near N of second? Let's see:

First: S–N
Second: N–S

So the N of first is adjacent to N of second → N–N → Repel

✔ Answer: Repel

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🔹 Pair 6:

U-shaped magnet with S on top, N on bottom
Bar magnet: S–N

Bar magnet is placed above the U-magnet, with S end pointing down toward the S pole of U-magnet

So: S (bar) → S (U-magnet) → S–S → Repel

✔ Answer: Repel

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🔹 Pair 7:

Two bar magnets:
Top: N–S
Bottom: N–S

So:
- Top: N–S
- Bottom: N–S

When placed vertically, the S of top is near N of bottom → S–N → Attract

✔ Answer: Attract

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🔹 Pair 8:

U-shaped magnet with N on top, S on bottom
It's flipped: the S is on the inside curve?

Wait — the label shows:
- Top arm: N
- Bottom arm: S
- So the open end has N on top, S on bottom

But the other end (the curved part) has S on the top and N on the bottom?

Wait — no. Looking at the diagram:

The U-magnet has:
- On the left leg: N on top, S on bottom
- On the right leg: S on top, N on bottom
- And the curved end has N and S labeled?

Wait — actually, the labels show:
- One end: N and S (on the arms)
- The other end: S and N (on the arms)

But in this case, the two arms are labeled:
- Left: N (top), S (bottom)
- Right: S (top), N (bottom)

So the open end has N and S, but the closed end has S and N

Now, the bar magnet is placed inside the U-magnet, with S–N orientation.

The bar magnet is oriented so that:
- Its S end is near the S end of the U-magnet’s right arm → S–S → Repel
- Its N end is near the N end of the U-magnet’s left arm → N–N → Repel

But wait — actually, the bar magnet is placed horizontally across the gap of the U-magnet.

From the diagram:
- The U-magnet has N on the top of the left arm, S on the top of the right arm
- The bar magnet has S on the left, N on the right

So:
- Bar magnet’s S is near U-magnet’s N → S–N → Attract
- Bar magnet’s N is near U-magnet’s S → N–S → Attract

So both ends attract → Attract

✔ Answer: Attract

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🔹 Pair 9:

U-shaped magnet with S on top, N on bottom
Bar magnet: S–N

Bar magnet is placed under the U-magnet, with S end pointing upward toward the N pole of the U-magnet

So: S (bar) → N (U) → S–N → Attract

✔ Answer: Attract

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✔ Final Answers:

| Pair | Answer |
|------|----------|
| 1 | Repel |
| 2 | Repel |
| 3 | Repel |
| 4 | Attract |
| 5 | Repel |
| 6 | Repel |
| 7 | Attract |
| 8 | Attract |
| 9 | Attract |

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📌 Summary:

- Attract when opposite poles face each other (N–S or S–N).
- Repel when like poles face each other (N–N or S–S).

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