When a bar magnet (one with Npole n the other with S pole) is broken

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When a bar magnet is broken into two pieces, each piece will have one north pole and one south pole, regardless of how many pieces it is divided into. This characteristic is a fundamental property of magnets. There has never been a documented case where a magnet cut in half resulted in one piece being solely a north pole and the other solely a south pole. This consistent behavior of magnets contributes to the scientific challenge of isolating magnetic monopoles. The discussion emphasizes the inherent nature of magnetic poles in all magnets.
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When a bar magnet (one with Npole n the other with S pole) is broken into 2 pieces, wat poles do the pieces have? thanx
 
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Any magnet cut into irrespective no. of pieces will have 1 n-Pole and 1 s-Pole
that is one of the properties of a magnet
Sampath
 
There has neer been a case where a magnet has been cut in half and one half been n-pole and the other be s-pole. I believe this property is one of the reasons why scientists have never been able to isolate a monopole.

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So here is the motional EMF formula. Now I understand the standard Faraday paradox that an axis symmetric field source (like a speaker motor ring magnet) has a magnetic field that is frame invariant under rotation around axis of symmetry. The field is static whether you rotate the magnet or not. So far so good. What puzzles me is this , there is a term average magnetic flux or "azimuthal mean" , this term describes the average magnetic field through the area swept by the rotating Faraday...
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