What happens to a magnet if it is cut in half?
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A magnet originally has two poles i.e., North Pole on one side and the South Pole on the other. If it is cut into half, then it will again form North and South poles at the adjacent ends of the cut magnet. The poles can then be identified by suspending it freely in air with the help of a thread as a magnet always aligns itself in North South direction.
Assumption - Bar magnet.
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You can think about a magnet as a bundle of tiny magnets, called magnetic domains, that are jammed together. Each one reinforces the magnetic fields of the others. Each one has a tiny north and south pole. If you cut one in half, the newly cut faces will become the new north or south poles of the smaller pieces.
Each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and south pole. spread out from one pole and curve around to the other.