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Undergrad Why do iron filings arrange along distinct lines in a magnetic field?
The magnetic field surrounding a bar-magnet (for example) is continuous. The lines that are drawn to depict the strength and direction of the field don't actually exist. They are akin to drawing contours on an OS map, are they not? What therefore explains the behaviour of iron filings when...- BJDJ2421
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