Examine these two statements and and select the answer: Statement I : It is not necessary that every bar magnet has one North Pole and one South Pole. Statement II : Magnetic poles occur in pair.
A
Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
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B
Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
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C
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
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D
Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I A bar magnet suspended in Earth’s magnetic field orients itself in a north–south direction. Breaking the magnet will not isolate the poles, instead the parts have their own poles. This shows that magnetic poles always occur in pairs and every har magnet has one North pole and one South pole.