Cut a magnet in half
You cut a bar magnet in half. Do you get one N piece and one S piece?
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The idea
No. Each piece has its own N pole and its own S pole.
Cut a magnet anywhere. Each piece becomes a new magnet.
Poles come in pairs.
Step 1 of 3
- A bar magnet, marked N and S.
- Cut it in half.
- Each piece gets its own N and its own S.