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[[File:BarMagnet.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of a '''bar magnet'''.]]
A '''bar magnet''' is a [[magnet]] in the shape of a rectangular cuboid.
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''bar magnet''' is a rectangular cuboid with one end as a [[Poles|North Seeking Pole]] and the other end as a [[Poles|South Seeking Pole]].
===About Bar Magnets===
: '''Bar magnets''' have a [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] which can be shown by sprinkling [[Iron]] filings onto a piece of paper over the '''bar magnet'''.
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|[[File:MagneticField.png|center|300px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] lines point from north to south.
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |[[Iron]] filings are a [[Magnetic Material|magnetic material]] so they can be used to show the '''magnetic field'''.
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==Key Stage 3==