Abstract: The paper concerns Cauchy problem for one-dimensional hydromagnetic dynamics with dissipative terms. When the dissipation coefficient is equal to zero it is shown that the smooth solutions develop shocks in the finite time if the initial amounts of entropy and magnetic field are smaller than those of sound waves; when it is larger than zero, and the initial amounts of entropy, this dissipation coefficient and the magnetic field in each period are smaller than those of sound waves, then the smooth solutions blow up in the finite time. Moreover, the life-span of the smooth solution is given.