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.
Answer:
On freely suspending a current – carrying solenoid, it comes to rest in Geographical N-S direction.
This is because a current carrying solenoid behaves the same as a bar magnet.