When a bar magnet is broken in two, each half is
A) at most half as strong as the original magnet.
B) as magnetic as the original magnet.
C) actually stronger than the original magnet.
D) no longer magnetic.

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When a bar magnet is broken in two, each half becomes a smaller magnet with its own north and south poles, but each half is at most half as strong as the original magnet due to the reduction in the magnetic material.

When a Bar Magnet Is Broken in Two, Each Half