The document is a chapter about magnetism and matter from a 12th grade physics textbook. It discusses the properties of magnets, including that magnets have two poles called north and south poles and that like poles repel while opposite poles attract. It also examines the magnetic properties of different materials, such as iron being strongly magnetic while wood and plastic are not. The chapter describes how to determine the polarity of magnets and contains illustrations of magnetic field patterns.
The document is a chapter about magnetism and matter from a 12th grade physics textbook. It discusses the properties of magnets, including that magnets have two poles called north and south poles and that like poles repel while opposite poles attract. It also examines the magnetic properties of different materials, such as iron being strongly magnetic while wood and plastic are not. The chapter describes how to determine the polarity of magnets and contains illustrations of magnetic field patterns.
The document is a chapter about magnetism and matter from a 12th grade physics textbook. It discusses the properties of magnets, including that magnets have two poles called north and south poles and that like poles repel while opposite poles attract. It also examines the magnetic properties of different materials, such as iron being strongly magnetic while wood and plastic are not. The chapter describes how to determine the polarity of magnets and contains illustrations of magnetic field patterns.