Question

Assertion: The poles of magnet can not be separated by breaking into two pieces.

Reason: The magnetic moment will be reduced to half when a magnet is broken into two equal pieces.

Options

• Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion.

• Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion.

• Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.

• Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.

Answer 1

Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion.