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True or False: If a needle is magnetized by holding it perpendicular to a bar magnet’s north pole, the needle can be used as a compass needle

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If a needle is magnetized by holding it perpendicular to a bar magnet’s north pole, the needle can be used as a compass needle.

Molecules of magnetic materials (needle) behaves like tiny magnets. Each of these tiny `magnetic particles' has two poles. Normally these tiny magnets are in random orientations. So their polarity neutralizes and material does not have any magnetic property. When the needle is magnetized the tiny molecular magnets gets lined up with their north poles pointing in one direction and south poles pointing in other direction, making its magnetic property effective.

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