If the magnetic polarity of the north pole of the Sun at a particular time is N,what will be the polarity of the preceding or leading spot of a bipolar sunspot region rotating about the Sun in the northern hemisphere?
A) S
B) It is not possible to determine the polarity from the information given.
C) The polarity will depend on the latitude of the spot and will be N if greater than 30° latitude and S if less than 30° latitude.
D) N
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