Sprinkling iron filings over a sheet of card resting on a magnet will reveal

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Sprinkling iron filings over a magnet will reveal the pattern formed by the magnet's magnetic field. The iron filings align themselves along the direction of the magnetic field lines, creating a visual representation of the magnetic field pattern. It does not provide information about the polarity of the magnet's poles or the direction of the flux lines.

Sprinkling Iron Filings Over a Sheet of Card Resting on a Magnet