What happens when a bar magnet is cut in half?

miklintisyt

miklintisyt

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2022-10-13

What happens when a bar magnet is cut in half?

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cdtortosadn

cdtortosadn

Beginner2022-10-14Added 19 answers

Explanation:
While a magnetic monopole seems theoretically possible, one has never been created. Both ends of a cut magnet will remain magnetic.
Ayanna Jarvis

Ayanna Jarvis

Beginner2022-10-15Added 2 answers

Imagine the magnet sitting with the North pole to your left and South pole to your right.
Now cut it in half -- without moving the pieces. The left half will have its North pole on its left end -- same place it originally was. The cut end of the left half is a South pole. The right half will have its South pole on its right -- same place it originally was. The cut end of the right half is a North pole.
Therefore the 2 pieces will attract each other where you left them.

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