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When a bar magnet is cut into two equal halves, the pole strength of each piece –
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- becomes double
- becomes half
- becomes zero
- remains the same
- becomes double
Correct Option: D
The poles remains same whether the magnet is cut into two equal half or more and also pole strength remains same but magnetic moment reduces due to decrease in the length of the magnet. If a bar magnet is suspended by a thread, it will come to rest in a position close to the north-south direction. The end of the magnetic toward the north is called north pole (N-pole) of the magnet and the other end the south pole (S-pole). The poles of a magnet cannot be separated. If a bar magnet is broken into two parts, each part will be a complete magnet with the poles at its ends. No matter how many times a magnet is broken; each piece will contain N-pole at one end and S-pole at the other.