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DEM25 Broken Bar Magnet – No Magnetic Monopoles

Objective:

– To demonstrate the molecular theory of magnetism..

Apparatus:

  • Breaking magnet
  • Projecting tray
  • Iron filings
  • electroscope

DEM25 - Broken Bar Magnet

Method:

As the sections of the bar magnet are broken away, the student will see that the magnetic field pattern is the same for the remaining portion.

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