A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It.

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A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It. (A) will become rigid showing no movement (B) will stay in any position (C) will stay in north-south direction only (D) will stay in east-west direction only

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A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It will stay in any position as the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field becomes zero at the geomagnetic pole.

Q. A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It.

will become rigid showing no movement

will stay in any position

will stay in north-south direction only

will stay in east-west direction only

A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It will stay in any position as the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field becomes zero at the geomagnetic pole.