A bar magnet is broken as shown. What are the polarities at X and Y?
Polarity at X Polarity at Y
(A) N-pole S-pole
(B) S-pole N-pole
(C) N-pole N-pole
(D) S-pole S-pole

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Solution

The correct option is B B
As mono poles doesn't exist thus after breaking, the two ends gets the poles thus in left portion, left end is north pole thus at X is south pole,thus similarly Y is north pole.

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(A)	N-pole	S-pole
(B)	S-pole	N-pole
(C)	N-pole	N-pole
(D)	S-pole	S-pole

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The correct option is B BAs mono poles doesn't exist thus after breaking, the two ends gets the poles thus in left portion, left end is north pole thus at X is south pole,thus similarly Y is north pole.

A bar magnet is broken as shown. What are the polarities at X and Y?
Polarity at X Polarity at Y
(A) N-pole S-pole
(B) S-pole N-pole
(C) N-pole N-pole
(D) S-pole S-pole

The correct option is B B
As mono poles doesn't exist thus after breaking, the two ends gets the poles thus in left portion, left end is north pole thus at X is south pole,thus similarly Y is north pole.