GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -If you break a magnet in two, you end up with two smaller magnets. Each magnet will have a North and a South pole. Therefore, in total there will be 4 poles.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you break a magnet into two pieces each piece will still have a north pole and a south pole. No matter how small the piece of magnet is, it will always have a north pole and a south pole. Despite some claims on the internet there is no such thing as a monopole magnet.

Detailed explanation-3: -A magnet will always have two poles no matter what the situation is. So even if you break a magnet be it in two, three, four or any number of pieces, each piece will have two poles i.e., North and South. So, each of the broken pieces will act perfectly as individual magnets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Expert-Verified Answer. if a magnet is broken into pieces, then each piece will become separate magnets having a north pole and a south pole each.

Detailed explanation-5: -When a bar magnet is broken into two pieces, individual magnet has N and S poles and acts as a bar magnet. Each will have its own magnetic field strength. Although the field strength is decreased, the pieces will never get demagnetized.