Which is a key difference between electric charges and magnetic poles?

a. Electric charges can be separated while magnetic poles always occur together as opposite poles of equal strength.
b. Magnetic monopoles exist but isolated electric charges are never found.
c. Like electric charges repel but like magnetic poles attract.
d. An electrically charged rod attracts an electrically neutral object but a magnet does not attract and unmagnetized chunk of iron.
e. In electricity, unlike charges repel, but in magnetism, unlike poles attract.


a

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