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Magnetic field lines always point from __ to south.

Magnetic field lines always point from __ to south.

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North.

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## Step 1:<br />Start by understanding the nature of a Magnetic field. A Magnetic field is a field generated by magnetic objects and changing electric fields. The field is described mathematically as a vector field with a direction and a magnitude.<br /><br />## Step 2:<br />Next we consider the universally accepted direction of flow of these lines. That is, the direction along which the force on a 'North' pole at that point would move. This direction is usually from Magnetic 'North' to magnet 'South'. Simply think of this as paths that a tiny North-pole of a magnet would take within the field.<br /><br />## Step 3:<br />Putting the information we understood all together, we now fill in the blank in the initial question posed. Magnetic field lines always point from \( North \) to \( South \).
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