What happens if you break a magnet in half? a) each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and south pole. b) one half will have a north pole only and one half will have a south pole only. c) neither half will have a pole. d) neither half will be able to attract or repel

The answer is A) Each half will be a new magnet, with both a north and south pole.

You would be correct, boiling water does disinfect contamination.    the property of disinfecting means to kill  germs, bacteria and other pathogens or contamination  that might cause an infection or cause a person to become sickly. a couple methods of disinfecting are using soap, other cleaning supplies or by simply "boiling" the contaminate.  the reason why boiling water disinfects certain attributes is because some cells cannot survive the heat and pressure.