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If a magnetic bar is cut in two, will it yield a north pole and a south pole magnet?

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Every magnet contains both a north pole and a south pole. There are no magnets which are purely north or south. Cutting a magnetic bar in half will produce two magnets each with a north pole and a south pole.

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