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2. You have a horseshoe magnet, but you do not know which end is north or south. Which investigation would give you the answer? aPutting a piece of iron next to the mysterious side. If it is repelled, the mysterious side of your magnet is north.bPutting a piece of iron next to the mysterious side. If it is attracted, the mysterious side of your magnet is north.cPutting the north side of another magnet near one of the poles of another magnet. If the north side attracts the mysterious side, it is north.dPutting the north side of another magnet near one of the poles of another magnet. If the north side repels the mysterious side, it is north.

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  1. You have a horseshoe magnet, but you do not know which end is north or south. Which investigation would give you the answer? aPutting a piece of iron next to the mysterious side. If it is repelled, the mysterious side of your magnet is north.bPutting a piece of iron next to the mysterious side. If it is attracted, the mysterious side of your magnet is north.cPutting the north side of another magnet near one of the poles of another magnet. If the north side attracts the mysterious side, it is north.dPutting the north side of another magnet near one of the poles of another magnet. If the north side repels the mysterious side, it is north.
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The correct answer is d. Putting the north side of another magnet near one of the poles of another magnet. If the north side repels the mysterious side, it is north. This is because like poles of magnets (north-north or south-south) repel each other, while opposite poles (north-south) attract each other. So, if the north pole of one magnet repels the mysterious side of your horseshoe magnet, then that side must also be a north pole.

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