Cutting a bar magnet in half gives:
- Two single poles
- One larger magnet
- One neutral metal
- Two bar magnets
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Correct answer: D. Two bar magnets
1. Each half keeps both kinds of pole.
2. Neither half is left with a single pole.
3. So you get two similar bar magnets.
4. The answer is two bar magnets.
_Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 5 'Magnetism and Matter'_