Reason (R): The magnetic moment will be reduced to half when a magnet is broken into two equal pieces.
Solution:
Magnetic monopoles do not exist; breaking a magnet creates two smaller magnets, each with North and South poles, making Assertion (A) true. Breaking a uniform magnet into two equal pieces reduces its magnetic moment (M = ml) by half (as length (l) is halved), making Reason (R) true. Reason (R) describes a quantitative change, not the fundamental reason for non-separation of poles.
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