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Why do you end up with two magnets when you cut up one magnet in half?
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Do you end up with if you cut a magnet in half?
a norh pole and a south pole
How can you break a magnet with out breaking in in half?
Cutting a magnet in half can be done in a number of ways. A hack saw might work well (but the cuttings will stick to the magnet and the saw blade). Some magnets can actually be broken in half. But that leaves a "rough" end and is imprecise.
Do opposite ends of a magnet attract or repel?
Then you will end up with two magnets, each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and a south pole. But the magnet will be weaker.
On a magnet which pulls and which repels?
Parts that have the same charge will repel. Opposite charges attract/pull each other. So positive sides of magnets attract negatively charged magnets and repel positively charged magnets. Negative sides of magnets attract positively charged magnets and repel negatively charged magnets.
Why do magnets not always attract?
Magnets may not always attract if the opposite ends are not towards each other. For a magnet to work, the possitive end has to attract the negative end and visa versa. Failure of these ends meeting means the magnets will not work.
Can you cut a magnet and the magnet still work?
No. You'll end up with two smaller magnets, and each will have less than half the magnetic field strength of the original magnet.
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 do you end up if you cut a magnet in half?
a norh pole and a south pole
Do you end up with if you cut a magnet in half?
a norh pole and a south pole
Why can't magnets only have one pole?
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.
What do you end up with if yuh cut a magnet in half?
a norh pole and a south pole
How can you break a magnet with out breaking in in half?
Cutting a magnet in half can be done in a number of ways. A hack saw might work well (but the cuttings will stick to the magnet and the saw blade). Some magnets can actually be broken in half. But that leaves a "rough" end and is imprecise.
What do you call the end of magnets?
The ends of a magnet are called the poles.
Do opposite ends of a magnet attract or repel?
Then you will end up with two magnets, each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and a south pole. But the magnet will be weaker.
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.
How do you make magnets levatate magneticly?
Remembering the rule that opposites attract and sames repel, you can use the South end of one magnet to repel the South end of a second magnet. If the 2 magnets are aligned vertically and the repelling force is sufficient to push the weight of the upper magnet away, you have a very basic levitation.
On a magnet which pulls and which repels?
Parts that have the same charge will repel. Opposite charges attract/pull each other. So positive sides of magnets attract negatively charged magnets and repel positively charged magnets. Negative sides of magnets attract positively charged magnets and repel negatively charged magnets.
