Question
True or false? Magnetic field lines always point from south poles to north poles.
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Abel
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Answer
False
Explanation
Magnetic field lines always emerge at the magnetic north pole and converge at the magnetic south pole. This means that the direction of the magnetic field lines is from the north pole to the south pole externally, and for simplicity, direction is also assumed to be the same inside the material (from south to north). Thus, Magnetic field lines do not point from south pole to north pole predominantly, so the statement is false. This factual knowledge could be learned in any basic physics course or resource.