Book 21, Question 17
Can a Magnet Have Only One Pole?
So far, no one has ever found a magnet with just one pole. Every magnet ever made or found has both a north and a south pole. A single magnetic pole is called a monopole.
More fun facts
- A magnet with only one pole would be called a monopole.
- In 1931, physicist Paul Dirac predicted such particles might exist.
- Scientists have hunted for them for decades.
- No one has found a single particle with just one pole.
- Scientists have made monopole-like effects inside special materials.
Sources: Scientific American, NIST, Science News Explores
Questions kids ask
What is a monopole?
It would be a magnet with only one pole. No one has found a single particle like that yet.