What will happen if I cut a magnet?

Question

What will happen if I cut a magnet?

Suppose I have a magnet as shown below:

N---------------S

If I cut it, I will have two new magnets. But it will have two new poles each like:

a) N----S N----S

b) N----S S----N

and why it happens?

Answer 1

the reason why it happens is because when you have one magnet it's just two "poles".  but when you cut it in half, like you said the "poles" cut into more because you've broken up "their relationship".

Answer 2

a)

A mangnet is a set of magnetic domains (like tiny magnets) oriented in one direction

Answer 3

it become 2 different magnet...eheheh

Answer 4

A) The like poles attract.

It has been shown experimentally that magnetic monopoles don't exist. This means that every magnetic object in existence is a dipole- it has a north and south pole. It's a law of nature.

If magnetic monopoles existed, the laws of physics would have to be corrected, especially fundamental equations of Maxwell's. If there are dipoles, there is never magnetic flux that is non-zero, but if monopoles exist, there can be flux and there must be a "magnetic charge" similar to the idea of electric charge, which does not exist.

Answer 5

The particles of a magnet have been aligned in one direction causing a magnetic field. In essence this means that a magnet is made up of lots of little magnets pointed in the same direction. If you cut a magnet in half you just create two magnets.

Answer 6

to this day, no monopole has been found.

if for some reason, you do happen to find one, you should publish your findings, b/c it's definitely worth a nobel prize.

Answer 7

It will spontaneously combust and you will die.

Answer 8

it will a) N----S N----S

if you put another magnet on top it will be

N----S N----SN----S N----S

Answer 9

It's a) N---S N---S

its so cuz when u cut a magnet the 2 magnets r formed. The south end of  aquires north polarity n vice versa .