always attraction
What always attraction means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The force between a magnet and a magnetic material is always one of attraction, whichever way round the magnet is held.
There is no way to arrange a magnet and a piece of iron so that they repel, so the force is always attraction.
Topics that use always attraction
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
- Poles of a magnet (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- field line spacing
- magnetic materials
- attraction and repulsion
- chain of nails
- contact forces
- demagnetisation
- direction of field lines
- Earth's magnetic field
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