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Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists - Why does a broken magnets form two new ones?

Why does a broken magnets form two new ones?

11/28/16 • 4 min

Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Why is it when we break a magnet in half, we get two new magnets? Why don't we just get separate north and south poles formed? Liam Messin set out to find the answer with Tim Boyd, a Cambridge undergraduate... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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Why is it when we break a magnet in half, we get two new magnets? Why don't we just get separate north and south poles formed? Liam Messin set out to find the answer with Tim Boyd, a Cambridge undergraduate... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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