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If you break a magnet into 10 pieces, how many north and how many south poles would there be in all?

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When a magnet is divided into small parts then every part of the magnet behaves like an individual magnet. So, after breaking a magnet into 10 pieces, there will 10 individual magnets having 10 north poles and 10 south poles in total.

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