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Grade 11Magnetism

CAN THERE BE A MAGNET WITH (a) 2 SIMILAR POLES?
(b) 3POLES? [NORTH SOUTH NORTH; OR SOUTH NORTH SOUTH]
EXPLAIN!!

Profile image of u. s. p. srinivas aditya
14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Apoorva Arora
12 Years ago
No, every magnet is an inbuilt two pole system. It will have one north pole and one south pole. If we break the magnet into two, the two pieces become individual magnets having their own north and south poles.Thanks and Regards, Apoorva Arora, IIT Roorkee, askIITians Faculty