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Magnet and Compass

Drag the magnet or compass and adjust the controls to explore the magnetic field.

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Magnet and Compass

Explore the magnetic field of a bar magnet.

See the field

Magnetic field explorer

Drag the magnet or compass and watch the needle align.

Bar Magnet

Field strength Moderate field

Observation The compass needle points toward the magnet's north pole.

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Controls

Magnet strength 75%

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Earth See inside magnet Field arrows Field meter

Tab to the magnet, compass or field meter and use the arrow keys to move them.

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Keyboard help

Use Tab to move between controls, then use the keys below.

TabShift + Tab

Move to the next or previous control: magnet, compass, field meter, strength slider, checkboxes and Reset.

←→↑↓

Move the focused magnet, compass or field meter by 10 units.

←→

Change the focused strength slider value.

EnterSpace

Toggle a focused checkbox or press a focused button.

R

Reset the simulation.

Esc

Close a menu or dialog, or leave full screen.

Pandai Simulation

Magnet and Compass

Version 0.5.1

Explore how a bar magnet's field changes with distance, orientation and strength, and how a compass needle responds to it.

An original Pandai Physics simulation.

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A bar magnet and compass on a stage. Adjust the controls to explore the magnetic field.