Question

If the above bar magnet is broken along the middle line, then how many north poles and south poles are formed?

• A. 1 north,1 south
• B. 2 north,1 south
• C. 2 north,2 south
• D. 1 north,2 south

Answer 1

The correct option is C

2 north,2 south

Monopoles do not exist in a magnet. Hence, if one magnet is broken into two, we always get two separate smaller magnets. Both the magnets have their own North and South Pole.