RBSE Class 6 Science Notes Chapter 13 Fun with Magnets

These comprehensive RBSE Class 6 Science Notes Chapter 13 Fun with Magnets will give a brief overview of all the concepts.

RBSE Class 6 Science Chapter 13 Notes Fun with Magnets

→ Magnetite is a natural magnet.

→ The substances having the property of attracting iron are known as magnets.

→ The materials which get attracted towards a magnet are magnetic. For example, iron, nickel or cobalt.

→ The materials which are not attracted towards a magnet are non-magnetic.

→ Maximum iron filings stick in the middle of a bar magnet when it is brought near them.

→ A freely suspended bar magnet always comes to rest in a particular direction, i.e. north-south direction.

→ The end of the magnet that points towards north is called its north seeking end or the north pole of the magnet. The other end that points towards the south is called south seeking end or the south pole of the magnet. All magnets have two poles whatever their shape may be.

Magnets of different shapes

→ Opposite poles of two magnets attract each other whereas similar poles repel one another.

→ Magnets lose their properties if they are heated, hammered or dropped from some height. Also, magnets become weak if they are not stored properly.

→ Iron filings (if they are present) stick to a magnet rubbed in the soil.