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Q12JEE Main 2020 · 7 JAN · SHIFT 2Easy

Hysteresis, Soft Iron vs Steel & Shielding

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The figure gives experimentally measured B vs H variation in a ferromagnetic material. The retentivity, coercivity and saturation, respectively, of the material are:

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Answer: (a)

  1. Retentivity is BB at H=0H = 0, where the loop cuts the BB-axis: 1.0 T1.0\text{ T}.
  2. Coercivity is the ∣H∣|H| at which B=0B = 0, where the loop cuts the HH-axis: 50 A/m50\text{ A/m}.
  3. Saturation is the maximum BB, at the tip of the loop: 1.5 T1.5\text{ T}.
  4. So the answer is (a) 1.0 T, 50 A/m and 1.5 T.
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