If two magnets attract, the poles facing each other are:

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If two magnets attract, the poles facing each other are:

The forces between magnets come from their poles: opposite poles attract and like poles repel. If two magnets are pulling toward each other, the poles facing each other must be opposite (one north facing the other south). Magnetic field lines run from north to south, which creates a pull when opposite poles meet. This is why attraction occurs only when the facing poles are opposite. The idea that like poles attract or that poles don’t interact would not explain the observed attraction.

The forces between magnets come from their poles: opposite poles attract and like poles repel. If two magnets are pulling toward each other, the poles facing each other must be opposite (one north facing the other south). Magnetic field lines run from north to south, which creates a pull when opposite poles meet. This is why attraction occurs only when the facing poles are opposite. The idea that like poles attract or that poles don’t interact would not explain the observed attraction.

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