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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.

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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.


Why are there north and south ends to a magnet?

Originally, the poles of a magnet were called the 'North-seeking pole' and the 'South-seeking pole', because they pointed towards the North (actually Magnetic North) and South respectively. Over time, we have dropped the 'seeking' part of the names and they are now known, simply, as the 'north pole' and the 'south pole' These terms were then used as the names of the magnetic polarities of a magnet. Because 'unlike poles attract', the location we call "Magnetic North" has a south magnetic polarity.


Why does rubbing a pin with a magnet make it magnetised?

When you rub a pin with a magnet, the pin's domains align in the same direction as the magnetic field produced by the magnet. This alignment leads to the pin becoming magnetized, with its own north and south poles.


What happens when you break a bar magnet in half?

Breaking a bar magnet in half creates two smaller magnets, each with a north and south pole. The poles are then found at the broken ends of each new magnet. Additionally, breaking the magnet does not affect the overall magnetic field strength of the original magnet.


Do earth's magnetic field has always run from north pole to south pole?

Yes a magnet has a north pole and a south pole. Magnets generate a magnetic field that "flows" in one direction. To make it easy to understand how two magnets interact, scientists and physicists assign names of "North" and "South" to the opposite ends of the magnet. Some magnets can reverse direction.

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how do you make a magnet with north poles at both ends and south poles in the middle?

You can’t.


how can you make a magnet with north poles at both ends and south poles near the middle?

You can’t that’s impossible


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.


Why iron fillings make circles when they putting on cardboard with magnet?

The reason is because of the magnetic fields of the north and south poles


What is magnetic polarity?

A magnet has a polarity, in that one end is the "north" and the other is the "south". Opposite poles attract but similar poles repell each other. You cannot make the north poles of two magnets stick together.


Why are there north and south ends to a magnet?

Originally, the poles of a magnet were called the 'North-seeking pole' and the 'South-seeking pole', because they pointed towards the North (actually Magnetic North) and South respectively. Over time, we have dropped the 'seeking' part of the names and they are now known, simply, as the 'north pole' and the 'south pole' These terms were then used as the names of the magnetic polarities of a magnet. Because 'unlike poles attract', the location we call "Magnetic North" has a south magnetic polarity.


Do they make an all negative magnet?

No, it is not possible to create an all-negative magnet because magnets have two poles - north and south. The concept of an all-negative magnet conflicts with the fundamental properties that define magnets.


How do ends of a magnet differ?

Well, I'm not entirely sure, but if this helps, one end of the magnet is South (s) the other is north (n). The north attracts the south pole and the other way round. If north Poles or south) are put together they repel each other.


Can a magnet have 3 poles?

Of course . You can make such a magnet easily using a safety pin. Take a safety pin and magnetize it using a permanent magnet. Then unfold it. The ends will have same poles and at the middle you will have the other. So you can have a magnet with three poles. Verify it using compass.


How do you detect the poles of a magnet using compass?

To identify the north pole of a magnet, make a compass out of it by hanging it on a string or floating it on water. The pole that faces geographic north is the north pole. Once you have a magnets poles labelled, you can use it to identify orientation and poles on another magnet since like poles repel and opposite poles attract.Alternative AnswerEasier still, use a compass! A compass always points to the south magnetic pole of a magnet.


Why is it inadvisable to make a horseshoe magnet from a flexible material?

A horseshoe magnet has a North pole one one of the feet and a south pole on the other. A magnet made of flexible material would collapse on itself as the two poles attract.


Why would you still have north and south poles on a magnet if you cut it in half?

Even if you cut a magnet in half, each piece still retains its own north and south poles. This is because the magnetic field of a magnet is a property of the material itself, not just the shape of the magnet. Cutting it in half simply creates two smaller magnets instead of eliminating the magnetic properties.