Question

a bar magnet and a second object are hung from metal rods. the diagram below shows what happens when both objects are released. which best describes the object on the right? an iron bar a steel bar a bar magnet with its north pole on the left a bar magnet with its south pole on the left

Explanation:

Magnets attract or repel other magnets based on pole - to - pole interaction. Since the object on the right is repelled by the bar magnet, it must be a bar magnet itself. Opposite poles attract and like poles repel. The left - hand side of the known magnet is the north pole and it is being pushed away, so the left - hand side of the right object is also a north pole.

Answer:

a bar magnet with its north pole on the left