Question

If a bar magnet's neutral region is broken in two, what will most likely occur?
Question 18 options:

A)

One segment will have only a north pole, the other segment will have only a south pole.

B)

The segment that's longer will have a north and south pole.

C)

Each of the two segments of the original bar magnet will have a north and south pole.

D)

Neither segment will have a north or south pole.

Answer 1

When a bar magnet is broken in two, each segment will contain both a north and a south pole. This is due to the fact that magnetic poles cannot exist independently; when a magnet is divided, each piece becomes a smaller magnet with its own north and south poles.

Therefore, the correct option is:

**C) Each of the two segments of the original bar magnet will have a north and south pole.**