A ‘mognetogrph is Pictorial ilusration of 19 magnetic fl 2» 2» «0 Ey © 7” 80 Figure 2.3 — Lines of force around a bar magnet By assuming the lines were in tension, like pieces of stretched elastic, he could account for the attraction of unlike poles, since the lines of force stretch from one pole to anoth Figure 2.4 Lines of force for unlike poles But, the tension of the lines of force must increase as they shorten, since the repulsive force between two like poles increases as the poles approach. With like poles, he lines of force also tend to curve outwards, seeming t9 suggest that they repel each other Faraday used tis hypothesis to account for the repulsion of like poles har Wt Ly aN y ee ANG Figure 2.5 ~Lines of force for le poles ‘The properties of magnetic lines of force areas follows: a. They form closed loops between north and south poles. b. They do not cross one another. €. They seck paths of least magnetic resistance. 4. The densty decreases wit increasing dstanes from the pole, i. the number of lines of force in a unit area decreases. fe. They are considered to bave direction, that is: from the north pole to south pole cxteral to the magnet, and from the sou pole to the north pole within the rmagaet ona Tone pe