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12.1 Magnets and magnetic fields

12.1 Magnets and magnetic fields

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Question 5

A student places a steel ball bearing on a flat wooden table. They slowly bring a magnetic wand towards the ball bearing.

Explain why the ball bearing starts to roll towards the wand only when the wand gets near to the ball bearing.

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12.1 Magnets and magnetic fields Questions

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30 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 12.1 Magnets and magnetic fields. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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