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Introduction

Summary

The deviation experienced by a compass needle reveals the action at a distance of the magnetic field.    
Click on  the field  lines button to make the lines of force visible.

Goals

• To visualize the action at a distance created by a magnet.
• To show how the lines of force reveal the geometry of a magnetic field. The compass needle remains parallel to the field lines.
• To show that the lines of force are intrinsic to a magnet.

Features

Click and drag the magnet.

Click on 'Field lines' to make the lines of force visible.

Tags

magnet compass magnetism magnetostatic north south pole dipole field