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Assertion: The poles of magnet cannot be separated by breaking into two pieces.
Reason: The magnetic moment will be reduced to half when a magnet is broken into two equal pieces.

A

If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

C

If the assertion is true is true but reason is false.

D

If the assertion and reason both are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
As we know every atom of a magnet acts as dipole, So poles cannot be separated. When magnet is broken into two equal pieces, magnetic moment of each part will be half of the original magnet.
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