Magnets

The primary properties of a magnet include:

Attractive Property: Magnets strongly attract magnetic materials such as iron, nickel, and cobalt. The force of attraction is at its maximum at the poles.

Directive Property: When a bar magnet is suspended freely in mid-air, it consistently aligns itself in the geographic North-South direction.

Magnetic Poles: Every magnet has two distinct poles: a North Pole and a South Pole. Magnetic monopoles do not exist; if a magnet is broken in half, each new piece retains its own North and South poles.

Law of Magnetic Poles: Like poles (North-North or South-South) repel each other, while unlike poles (North-South) attract each other.

Magnetic Induction: Magnets can induce magnetism in other unmagnetized ferromagnetic materials when they are brought into close proximity or physical contact.