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Is it possible to break a magnet into a small enough pieces so that each piece has only one pole?
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∙ 7y ago
No..It is not possible to break a magnet into a piece having a single pole..The earth has two poles and in order to divide a magnet of one pole it must be of pico size(10^-12) range or smaller.
So for every typical small piece you create, it will automatically form into a dipole or with two poles..
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∙ 13y ago
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When you break an iron magnet into two pieces you get what?
Two smaller magnets.
When you break the magnet then why they repls?
The magnetism of a permanent magnet is caused by the magnetic alignement of individual atoms in the crystal structure of the ferromagnetic material. You can break a magnet into thousands of pieces and each tiny piece is a magnet with north and south poles. Each piece will attract or repel any of the other pieces depending on how they are oriented to one another.
What is it called when particles are broken apart?
To break into small pieces is to pulverize. If the substance is broken down far enough it will become powdered.
Will freezing honey expand or change in volume forcefully enough to break glass?
Very unlikely, if possible.
Water and wind can break rock into small pieces what happens to these small pieces when they break away?
become part of the soil
When you break an iron magnet into two pieces you get what?
Two smaller magnets.
Is it possible to break a magnet into two pieces so one of the pieces has just one pole?
No. What you are asking after is the elusive concept of the mono-pole, which has successfully eluded scientists for about eighty years, if not more.
When you break a magnet in half how many poles do the pieces have?
A bar magnet has two poles, a north and a south. When you break a bar magnet into to pieces, you create two bar magnets, each with a north and a south pole. So the total number of poles will then be four.
If you break a magnet into four pieces what will be the magnetic properties of each piece?
Ferro
When you break the magnet then why they repls?
The magnetism of a permanent magnet is caused by the magnetic alignement of individual atoms in the crystal structure of the ferromagnetic material. You can break a magnet into thousands of pieces and each tiny piece is a magnet with north and south poles. Each piece will attract or repel any of the other pieces depending on how they are oriented to one another.
What happens when you break a magnet into smaller pieces?
You get a bunch of smaller magnets and you will still have north pole.
If a bar magnet is broke in the middle and pieces are held near why do they repel did the bar magnet pieces flip poles when it broke?
sort of. magnetic fields in a bar magnet always run south to north. if you break it in half, that same S-->N direction still applies. in fact if you were to break it up into smaller & small pieces you would still have that relationship. that is to say, you wouldn't have a north only piece and a south only piece.
If you break a magnet into two pieces what happens to its magnetic poles?
Think of the two ples of a magnet like two sides of a coin. One cannot exist without the other.
What causes a rock to break?
High pressure to a "rock" will make it crumble or break in pieces. sometimes erosion will cause it to break if it is weak enough.
When a magnet splits why does the polarity change?
The polarity of a magnet does not change if the magnet is cut into pieces. Each piece has the same polarity that it had before. In particular, if you break a bar magnet in half at the midline between the two poles, you will end up with two magnets N-S and N-S. No reversal of polarity occurs.
What is the direction for if want to break a magnet in half to make some piece of magnet?
You can break it in any direction.
Is it possible to break steel in half with your bare hand?
If the bar is thin enough and not too short, it should be possible to bend and then break a bar of steel.
