
The desirable properties for making permanent magnets are

Important Questions on Magnetism and Matter
Magnetic materials used for making permanent magnets and magnets in a transformer have different properties of the following, which property best matches for the type of magnet required?




Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason .
Assertion A : Electromagnets are made of soft iron.
Reason R : Soft iron has high permeability and low retentivity.
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.





The curve for a ferromagnet is shown in the figure. The ferromagnet is placed inside a long solenoid with . The current that should be passed in the solenoid to demagnetize the ferromagnet completely is,




A perfectly diamagnetic sphere has a small spherical cavity at its centre, which is filled with a paramagnetic substance. The whole system is placed in a uniform magnetic field . Then the field inside the paramagnetic substance is:







