Assertion : On freely suspending a current - carrying solenoid, it comes to rest in geographical N-S

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Assertion : On freely suspending a current - carrying solenoid, it comes to rest in geographical N-S direction.\ Reason : One end of current carrying straight solenoid behaves as a North pole and the other end as a South pole, just like a bar magnet.\

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(a) : A current-carrying solenoid behaves like a bar magnet, when it is suspended freely, it interacts with the Earth's magnetic field and aligns itself along the northsouth direction.\