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The best way to describe this would be to think of a magnet as a series of legos.
Imagine you have a stick of legos (those obnoxious 2 by 2 squares that can't be used for anything) stacked ten high.
No matter how many times, or where, you break the Lego stick, you still end up with one end having bumps and the other having a gaping hole.
The same is true for a magnet: at the smallest level, a magnet is a dipole, or a "particle", if you will, with one north side and one south side. Dipole stack on each other like legos in this metaphor we're using in such a way that, no matter where you break the magnet, you still have a dipole on the top pointing north and a dipole on the bottom pointing south.
Now, there is a hypothetical concept known as a "monopole" (think of a magnet that's ONLY north or ONLY south, like thinking of a Lego brick with ONLY bumps or ONLY holes), but we've never seen one, and physicists doubt they exist.
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If you break a magnet into four pieces what will be the magnetic properties of each piece?
Each piece will act as its own magnet with its own north and south poles. The magnetic properties will be distributed among the four smaller magnets, with each retaining the ability to attract and repel other magnets.
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.
How does breaking a magnet change its magnetic properties?
Breaking a magnet into smaller pieces weakens its overall magnetic field, as each piece becomes a separate magnet with its own north and south poles. The smaller magnets may have different magnetic strengths and orientations compared to the original magnet.
Where is the field around a magnet strongest?
Where is the magnetic field around a magnet strongest? Answer: A magnetic field is strongest around the poles. Your welcome! :)
Where is a magnets pull the strongest?
The north and south poles.
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.
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.
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.
Does a magnet contains a large number of magnetic domains or poles?
A magnet contains a large number of magnetic domains, not poles. Magnetic poles refer to the ends of a magnet where the magnetic field is strongest, while magnetic domains are regions within the magnet where the magnetic moments of atoms are aligned in a certain direction to contribute to the overall magnetic field of the magnet.
Where is the magnetic force the greatest on a magnet?
The magnetic force of a magnet is strongest at its poles. This is because the field lines of the magnetic field are most concentrated at the poles where they enter and leave the magnet. At the poles the magnetic field is strongest and the force is the greatest. The north pole is where the magnetic field lines enter the magnet. The south pole is where the magnetic field lines leave the magnet. The magnetic field lines are most concentrated at the poles. The magnetic force is greatest at the poles.
Magnetic forces are the weakest at the poles of a mangnet.?
This statement is incorrect. Magnetic forces are strongest at the poles of a magnet, where the magnetic field lines are most concentrated. The strength of the magnetic force decreases as you move away from the poles towards the center of the magnet.
Where is the magnetic field the strongest on a magnet?
The magnetic field is strongest at the poles of a magnet.
The magnetic field of a magnet is strongest?
The magnetic field of a magnet is strongest at the poles, where the magnetic field lines are closest together and most concentrated.
If you break a magnet in half what happens to the magnetic poles?
If you break a magnet in half, each half gains a new pole. For example, you are holding a magnet in both hands with the north magnetic pole in your left hand and the south magnetic pole in your right hand. You break the magnet in half. The half that is in your left hand gains a new south magnetic pole and the half that is in your right hand gains a new north magnetic pole.
If you break a magnet into four pieces what will be the magnetic properties of each piece?
Each piece will act as its own magnet with its own north and south poles. The magnetic properties will be distributed among the four smaller magnets, with each retaining the ability to attract and repel other magnets.
Why do magnets make a N and S pole when you break a magnet?
When you break a magnet, the regions where the break occurred become the new North and South poles. This is because the magnetic domains within the magnet align themselves in a way that creates these distinct poles at the broken ends.
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.
