Arun
Last Activity: 6 Years ago
If you break a magnet in two, you end up with two smaller magnets.
The strength of a magnet is related to its size. So, the two smaller magnets will be weaker than the one original magnet. However, the relationship may not be linear. So a needle shaped magnet may be weaker than a coin shaped magnet of equal mass.
Thus, the sum of your two broken magnets may in fact be stronger than the original