If a magnet is broken into two pieces, what happens to the magnetic poles?

Neither piece will have any magnetic poles.

Both pieces will have the same, singular pole.

Each piece will have a north pole and a south pole.

One piece will have a north pole and the other will have a south pole.

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Jamari Barnes

Physics

1 March, 15:07

If a magnet is broken into two pieces, what happens to the magnetic poles?

Neither piece will have any magnetic poles.

Both pieces will have the same, singular pole.

Each piece will have a north pole and a south pole.

One piece will have a north pole and the other will have a south pole.

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Rory Yu · Answer 1

Each piece will have a north and a a south pole

Explanation:

A magnet is made up of many magnetic domains, and each domain has a north and south pole. If you break a magnet into many pieces you only divide the domains.

Gabriel Sexton · Answer 2

Each piece will have a north pole and a south pole

If a magnet is broken into two pieces, what happens to the magnetic poles?Neither piece will have any magnetic poles.Both pieces will have the same, singular pole.Each piece will have a north pole and a south pole.One piece will have a north pole and the other will have a south pole.

If a magnet is broken into two pieces, what happens to the magnetic poles?

Neither piece will have any magnetic poles.

Both pieces will have the same, singular pole.

Each piece will have a north pole and a south pole.

One piece will have a north pole and the other will have a south pole.