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When a bar magnet is cut into two pieces, each piece:

Answer: is a complete magnet.

  • A is a complete magnet
  • B has only one pole
  • C loses all magnetism
  • D becomes non-magnetic

Correct answer: A. is a complete magnet

Explanation: Each fragment is again a complete magnet with its own north and south poles.

Bar Magnet Field LinesNSfield lines: N → S (outside magnet)

Magnetic field lines form closed loops: outside the bar magnet they run from the N pole to the S pole; inside, they continue from S back to N, so the lines never start or end anywhere.

Concept context

Bar magnets, Earth's magnetism, and how different materials respond to an external magnetic field - diamagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behaviour.

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