Grigoriy S. answered  06/13/22
AP Physics / Math Expert Teacher With 40 Years of Proven Success
If you rotate only one pair of magnetic poles, then the frequency of AC current will be 16.5 Hz. If you want to have frequency 50 Hz, then you need to have n = 50 Hz : 16.5 Hz = 3 pairs of magnetic poles.
So, the correct answer is 3.