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All permanent magnets have two poles.
A permanent magnet may have a complicated geometry, but even then the magnetic poles always reduce to the category of north pole or south pole.
We say that magnetic field lines start at a north pole and end at a south pole. (In reality, the lines go through the magnet and connect inside so there really is never an end to a magnetic field line.)
Electromagnets do not have a pole in the same sense as a permanent magnet, so there is no place on an electromagnet for a field line to start or stop. That is fine, of course, since it is really having field line starting or stopping which is not allowed by the laws of physics.
The fundamental laws of magnetism do not permit the possibility of a single pole on a magnet or atom or particle of any sort. Such a thing has a name. It is called a magnetic monopole. There have been extensive searchers for such an entity, but none have been found. We do not have a guarantee that none exist however. Of course, if one were found it would require that we alter the equations that now constitute the basic laws of electromagnetic theory.
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How many poles does a horseshoe magnet have?
It has 2 poles. They are the North and South Poles.
A magnet suspended on a string or floating in water will always point in this direction?
N poles attract the S poles.
How any poles does a magnet have?
2, a positive and a negative yes, a magnet has two poles, a north pole and a south pole. and if you break the magnet, each magnet will obtain its own north and south poles. no matter how many times you break a magnet, they will obtain their own north and south poles
What is the minimum and maximum number of poles a magnet can have?
it has 2 north and south
What do we call ends of magnet?
North and South (Poles) :)
How many poles of a bar magnet are there and where are these poles located?
Answer. Two properties of a magnet are: (i) A magnet always has two poles: north pole and south pole.
How many poles does a horseshoe magnet have?
It has 2 poles. They are the North and South Poles.
What is true about magnets?
a magnet always has two poles
2 P of a M?
2 poles of a magnet
What is 2 P of a M?
2 poles of a magnet
What is a bipolar magnet?
having 2 poles
What does 2 p of a m mean?
2 poles of a magnet
A magnet suspended on a string or floating in water will always point in this direction?
N poles attract the S poles.
What are the 2 poles of a magnet?
north and south pole
How do you make a magnet with two south poles or north poles?
It is not possible to create a magnet with two south poles or two north poles. Both the poles always exist along with each other. Force 2 magnets together end to end with the south poles together. You will get a north pole at each end and a big south pole in the middle. This arrangement is called a quadrupole.
Why does a mineral magnet stick to a magnet?
a mineral magnet can stick to a magnet because a mineral magnet has to poles the north and the south poles
How any poles does a magnet have?
2, a positive and a negative yes, a magnet has two poles, a north pole and a south pole. and if you break the magnet, each magnet will obtain its own north and south poles. no matter how many times you break a magnet, they will obtain their own north and south poles
