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The magnetic flux has to go somewhere, so it simply flows around and back to the other pole. If you cut a magnet in half, each half will also end up with two poles for the same reason.
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Does every magnet necessarily have a north and a south pole?
Yes,every magnet has a north pole and a south pole.IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH POLES :If you have a magnet and you make a line exactly in the middle you will see that one side is the north pole and the other one is a south pole . You can even experiment this : when you are done drawing a line cut your magnet by that line . Do you think that you will have two magnets and one of them is south pole and the other one is the north pole . Well no !!!!!! You will have two magnets but both of them have south and north poles.Now:Remember , you know this magnets attach to each other .But north pole and an other north pole will never attach to each other.And the same thing goes for the south poles. Two south poles will never atach.Only two different poles will attach to each other ( north and south will attach, and south and north will attach to each other as well).ALL magnets have one north pole and one south pole.
What happens when you bring the north pole of a magnet close to the south pole of a magnet?
When two magnets are brought together, the opposite poles will attract one another, but the like poles will repel one another. This is similar to electric charges. Like charges repel, and unlike charges attract.
Why cutting a magnet in half will create two magnets?
Yes, cutting a magnet in half will make two magnets, one out of each half. The explanation of this lies in what gives the magnet its magnetic properties. When a magnet is made, small "volumes" of the metal matrix become magnets. These little spaces (called magnetic domains) are comprised of an atom or a few dozen atoms that have their magnetic axes aligned. The whole magnet is this way. That is why breaking it in half won't disrupt the vast majority of the magnetic domains. Each half of the broken magnet becomes a new magnet with a north and south pole.
Why does magnets have poles?
All magnets no matter how small have two opposing poles, a north pole and a south pole. The Earth also has a magnetic field and so it too has two poles, a North and a South Pole. The Earth also spins on its axis, the ends of this axis are also called Poles. There are two ends, a North and a South pole which are close to but not exactly in the same positions as the Earth's two magnetic poles.
What would happen if magnet faced same pole?
If one magnet's North Pole faced another magnet's North Pole, the magnets would repel eachother, meaning they would push away from eachother. If you put a North and a South pole together, however, they would attract, or come together. N+N= Repel S+S= Repel N+S= Attract S+N= Attract Well. I guess opposites really DO attract...
Which side of magnets are attracted to one another?
north pole to south pole
How are magnets attracted to another?
Magnets have both a north pole and a south pole. One of the laws of magnets is "like forces repel, unlike forces attract." So, if you bring the north pole of one magnet towards the south pole of another, there will be a strong attractive force between them. With very strong magnets, you may not be able to force two north poles together - they will just slide away.
Do magnets attract all objects?
No. Magnets can pull other magnets towards them, or push them away from them. If a magnet's north pole points towards another magnets north pole (or a south pole towards a south pole), they will repel, instead of pulling them towards them. On the other hand, if a magnet is brought near a piece of iron that is not already magnetic, it will induce magnetism in the iron, in such a way that the two magnets will attract one another. Yet on the other hand, magnets have hardly any influence on most substances.
When two simple magnets are brought together the north pole of one will attract no part of the other?
south pole
Are magnets important to us?
Heck yes, with out magnets we would not have to North or South pole. If we did not have those the earth would have no magnetic pull to it. The north and South pole are like 2 giant magnets pulling all the little magnets one way so they stick on your fridge!
Do magnets have an east and west pole?
No, magnets have a north and south pole. The north pole of one magnet is attracted to the south pole of another magnet, while like poles repel each other.
Why does a compass needle spin toward the magnet when yu put it near a magnet?
The compass is a magnet too; and magnets attract each other. More specifically, the north pole of one magnet is attracted by the south pole of another magnet.The compass is a magnet too; and magnets attract each other. More specifically, the north pole of one magnet is attracted by the south pole of another magnet.The compass is a magnet too; and magnets attract each other. More specifically, the north pole of one magnet is attracted by the south pole of another magnet.The compass is a magnet too; and magnets attract each other. More specifically, the north pole of one magnet is attracted by the south pole of another magnet.
What do we call the ends of magnets?
Poles...one is north-seeking (north pole) and one is south-seeking (south pole).
Is magnetism consider a form of energy?
yes magnet is energy, surprisingly. magnets have at least one north pole and south pole, which make magnets have energy. Magnets provide energy. When you have two magnets and they are pushing against each other, that is how magnets provide energy. Magnets are better for the enviornment, because magnets are pollution-free.
What is a true statement about the magnetic field between two magnets?
The south pole of one magnet is attracted to the north pole of the other magnet.
Why don't magnets stick to opposite ends of other magnets?
Magnet does not stick to the opposite of the magnet because one side of the magnet is called south pole and another side is called north pole .And south pole is suppose to stick north to north and south to South
What is polarity of a magnet?
All magnets have a north and a south pole. There is a theoretical particle called a unipole which can be either just a north or south pole. No one has ever found one.
