Physics GCSE
strongest at the poles
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The field is strongest at the poles of the magnet, where the field lines are packed closest together.
Topics that use strongest at the poles
- Magnetic fields (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- always attraction
- direction of field lines
- Earth's magnetic field
- field around a magnet
- field line spacing
- field strength
- induced poles
- magnetic materials
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