Soft iron is preferred for electromagnet cores because it has:

1. A high retentivity, high coercivity
2. B low retentivity, low coercivity Correct answer
3. C low permeability
4. D high coercivity only

Solution

Soft iron's narrow hysteresis loop means low losses and easy demagnetization.

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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Magnetism · Topic: Hysteresis

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