Why the magnetic poles of a magnet cannot be separated?

Answer 1

The poles of a magnet are not separate entities. There is no fixed part of the magnet called the North Pole or the South Pole.

In a magnet, the magnetic moments of all the individual atoms are acting in the same direction, from one end to the other. We name one direction as the North Pole and one as the South Pole.

So, even if the magnet is broken, the magnetic moments are still aligned in the same direction, and each of the pieces have their own respective North and South Poles.

Note: by convention, we name the poles in such a way that the moment is directed from the South Pole to the North Pole, inside the magnet.

Answer 2

The poles of a magnet cannot be separated in the sense that you cannot have a magnet with just one pole, there are always two (I am not counting a hypothetical subatomic particle called a monopole which has never actually been detected). You can take a magnetized piece of metal and cut it in half, but if you do what you get are two magnets each of which has both a north pole and a south pole.

Answer 3

A magnet will have at least one north and one south pole. However, a magnet can be made to have more than one of each, and hence can have two of the same.

Answer 4

each magnetic molecule has itself two poles,..........and we cannot break a molecule

Answer 5

The poles of a magnet cannot be separated because if we separate it became a new pole like I take a bar magnet and I separated its poles its poles act like that the poles became new.