Is it Possible to Break a Bar Magnet into Individual Poles?
Besides no one separated them, there is no theoretical reason why not!
One of the first things we are thought about electricity is that it is the result of the existence of electric charges. But what about magnetism, why no one talks about the magnetic charges?
We usually hear about bar magnets containing two poles. Their electrical analog is the so-called electric dipole, a “molecule” made of two closely spaced positive and negative charges. The electric dipole can easily be separated into its constituents.
However, cutting a bar magnet in half, the north and south poles wouldn’t separate, but the new poles will automatically form at the endpoints, resulting in two smaller magnets. Repeating this process, one can make a bunch of smaller bar (dipole) magnets, but never a magnetic monopole.
The behavior of electrical and magnetic objects can be explained assuming electric charges exist…
