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How many magnetic poles do the pieces have when you break a magnet in half?
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∙ 11y ago
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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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 13y agobecause there has to be a negative for every positive in a magnet.
there are, however, some scientists who are searching for "monopoles" which are theoretical magnets that have only one pole.
they are yet to be found.
the closest thing that has been discovered so far that has only one pole is an atomic ion. for there to be a monopole, these ions have to be the only constituent in the magnet, but so far this cannot be achieved.
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∙ 11y agoA 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.
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∙ 11y agoEach fragment of a bar magnet will have one north pole and one south pole.
So if you break a bar magnet in two, there would be 2 North poles and 2 South poles.
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∙ 9y agoThe Earth has only one of each. However, "true north" and "magnetic north" are terms that confuse the issue.
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Do humans have magnetic poles like a magnet?
No. We are diamagnetic.
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! :)
Why do the magnetic poles move around?
Because the metals in the hot center of our earth are moving arround.
What area of a magnet has the strongest magnetic effect?
the north and south poles
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the magnet field is the strongest well the summer solstic when the suns gravitational pull is the strongest
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.
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.?
Magnetic forces are the strongest at the poles of the magnet. In the middle of the magnet, the magnetic force is minimal.
What happens when you break a magnet in half?
The north and south poles would remain. The two new pieces would now have a north and a south. The magnet would still be magnetic, with its like poles repelling each other and its unlike poles attracting each other.
What happens to the poles if you break the magnet in half?
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 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.
What will happen to poles in a magnet when you cut a magnet in two?
Nothing happens, except that now you have two magnets. The poles of a magnet are not actually localized at the two ends of the magnet but are inherent to the magnetic properties of the magnet. As the magnetic properties are not altered by a modification of the magnet such as cutting it in half, there will be no effect on the poles of the magnet.
What is a poles of a magnet?
It is the points on the surface of a magnet at which magnetic forces are strongest.
Does a magnet contains a large number of magnetic domains or poles?
POLES
The magnetic field of a magnet is strongest?
near both its poles
