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It is impossible currently to create a magnet with only one pole, or magnetic monopole. This is because a magnet arises from the magnetic directional alignment of the material, so cutting a bar magnet in half will simply cause the two pieces to become their own bar magnets, both pointing the same way as the original.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 13y agoNo, because a magnet with one pole is not a magnet.
If you cut a bar magnet in half, both of the newly exposed ends would be north and south respectively (if you did not demagnetise the magnet in the process).
The magnetic circuit must be completed, one way or another, always.
Try the experiment of placing a magnet under a sheet of paper and then sprinkling iron filings onto the paper. The iron filings will always take on the shape of the magnets magnetic field, the lines of force.
It does not matter what you do to the magnet, you will never get rid of one of the poles.
Then there is the argument about the theoretical spherical magnet - where are the poles?
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∙ 12y agoA magnet will not go to the north or south pole because the magnetic field is on the outside of the earth.
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∙ 11y agoNo as no such magnet exists. All real magnets are dipoles, having both north and south poles.
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How do magnets help explorers?
Magnets are used in compasses because if a magnet can move freely, its north pole will always swing round to point towards the Earth's North Pole. Then, you know which way is north, making a compass a very useful tool. You can test this out by hanging a bar magnet on a piece of string.
Can a magnet repel?
A magnet will deflect an electric current, the direction in which the force acts is a little complicated. in the presence of a magnetic field, current tries to move in a helical shape (like the shape of a spring).
What will happen to a spherical magnet when it enters the magnetic field of a bar magnet?
The magnet will move towards the south pole
How does a magnet's north pole behave when brought near another north polenear a magnet south pole?
When two of the same poles are brought together they will repel each other. When opposite poles are brought together they attract. Your question was a little unclear, so I hope this helps.
On June 21 where is the north pole?
Where it was on the other 364 days of the year. The North Pole does not move, you are thinking of the Magnetic North Pole.
How do magnets help explorers?
Magnets are used in compasses because if a magnet can move freely, its north pole will always swing round to point towards the Earth's North Pole. Then, you know which way is north, making a compass a very useful tool. You can test this out by hanging a bar magnet on a piece of string.
Can a magnet repel?
A magnet will deflect an electric current, the direction in which the force acts is a little complicated. in the presence of a magnetic field, current tries to move in a helical shape (like the shape of a spring).
What will happen to a spherical magnet when it enters the magnetic field of a bar magnet?
The magnet will move towards the south pole
How does a magnet's north pole behave when brought near another north polenear a magnet south pole?
When two of the same poles are brought together they will repel each other. When opposite poles are brought together they attract. Your question was a little unclear, so I hope this helps.
On June 21 where is the north pole?
Where it was on the other 364 days of the year. The North Pole does not move, you are thinking of the Magnetic North Pole.
How does a magnets North Pole behave when brought near another North Pole?
they move away
Do magnets attract at the south pole?
no-two south poles of a magnet will move apart
At the north pole do surface winds move north or south?
north
Which direction will a magnet point to and why?
A magnet always has two faces or 'poles'. One is called north, because it will be attracted to the north pole of the earth if allowed to freely rotate. The other is called south because it will be attracted to the south pole of the earth. The earth itself acts like a magnet. The north pole of the earth actually has a south magnetic polarity and therefore attracts the north pole of a magnet. A compass needle is a magnet in which the arrow that points north has a north magnetic polarity.
Where is north pole found?
up in CanadaCommentIt's incorrect to describe 'Magnetic North' as a 'pole' -either in the geographic sense, or in the magnetic sense. The term is used to differentiate between it and 'True North', which isconsidered to be a 'pole' in the geographic sense.The term, 'Magnetic North' describes a location, and has absolutely nothing to do with its magnetic polarity. The magnetic polarity of the location we call Magnetic North is actually a south pole, which is the reason it attracts the north pole of a magnet or compass needle (unlike poles attract).
How stars move in the north near North Pole?
Assuming you mean the north pole of the sky: They turn in small circles around the north pole - one turn per day.
What direction will a magnet line up in if it is free to move?
North.
