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What happens if a magnet is broken into two pieces?

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If a magnet is broken into two pieces, each part becaomes a magnet with two poles, i.e., north pole and south pole. Magnetic poles always exist in pairs and an isolated pole, either north pole or south pole, cannot exist.
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