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Magnetic-field strength around a magnet

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Figure 4 shows the magnetic field pattern around a permanent magnet.

Diagram of magnetic field lines around a bar magnet. The magnet is labelled N on the left and S on the right. Field lines curve from the north pole to the south pole outside the magnet and are closest together near the poles.

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Diagram of magnetic field lines around a bar magnet. The magnet is labelled N on the left and S on the right. Field lines curve from the north pole to the south pole outside the magnet and are closest together near the poles.
Figure 4

Where is the magnetic field of the magnet the strongest?

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  1. 1 State that the magnetic field is strongest at the poles of the magnet.

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At the poles.

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In the middle of the magnet.

The field is strongest where the field lines are closest together, which is at the poles.

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