Question

The magnet below is cut in half. What will be the result?

A) One north-pole and one south pole
B) Two unmagnetised pieces
C) Two piece each with a north pole and a south pole
D) Two north-pole pieces

Answer 1

Cutting a bar magnet in half results in two smaller magnets, each with their own north and south poles.

Step-by-step explanation:

When you cut a magnet in half, each half will still contain a north pole and a south pole. This occurs because magnetic poles always come in pairs, referred to as magnetic dipoles, which cannot be separated, even when a magnet is divided into smaller pieces. As we see in physics, no matter how small the pieces are, from macroscopic bar magnets down to the atomic scale, magnets will always have both a north pole and a south pole.