Question

The two south pole ends of two magnets are touching. Which of the following can be concluded?

A. No work was required by an outside force
B. The magnets are naturally attracted to each other.
C. Work was required by an outside force.
D. The potential energy of the magnets is low.

Answer 1

C) work was required by an outside force.

Opposites attract, while same sides repel. This means that two South Pole ends would repel unless they were pushed together by an outside force.