alleryStart learning →Isolated north and south magnetic poles are given which name?
AMagnetic dipoles
BMagnetic monopoles
CMagnetic domains
DMagnetic solenoids
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Magnetic monopoles
1. Physics has a name for a pole that stands alone.
2. It is impossible to separate north and south poles the way charges separate.
3. Isolated north and south magnetic poles are called magnetic monopoles.
4. They are not observed in nature.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 22 'Magnetism', sections 22.1-22.11_
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