Question

Which statement best describes a bar magnet that has been broken into two pieces?(4 points)
Responses

Both pieces have a north pole only.
Both pieces have a north pole only.

Both pieces have lost their magnetic poles.
Both pieces have lost their magnetic poles.

Each piece has both a north and a south pole.
Each piece has both a north and a south pole.

One piece has a north pole only, and the other piece has a south pole only.
One piece has a north pole only, and the other piece has a south pole only.

Answer 1

Each piece has both a north and a south pole.

When a bar magnet is broken, the magnetic domains in each fragment realign so each piece becomes its own dipole — you cannot create an isolated north or south pole by breaking a magnet.