Magnetic field. Bar magnet with iron filings aligned around it. The magnetic field around the magnet induces magnetism in each of the filings, which t

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Magnetic field. Bar magnet with iron filings aligned around it. The magnetic field around the magnet induces magnetism in each of the filings, which then line up in the field. Although the field is actually continuous, interactions between the filings cause them to accumulate in thin arcing lines which concentrate at the poles.

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