A bar magnet labeled at the left end and at the right end is snapped cleanly at its…
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Magnetism and Matter · Magnetism and Matter
Problem
A bar magnet labeled N at the left end and S at the right end is snapped cleanly at its midpoint. Which set of poles will be present at the two newly created faces?
(a) Each new face becomes a north pole only
(b) Each new face is non-magnetic and shows no pole
(c) One new face becomes a north pole and the other becomes a south pole, leaving the original end poles unchanged
(d) Each new face simultaneously behaves as both a north and a south pole