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Electromagnets are made of soft iron bec...

Electromagnets are made of soft iron because soft iron has

A

Low retentivity and low coercive force

B

High retentivity and low coercive force

C

Low retentivity and high coercive force

D

High retentivity and high coercive force

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A
Soft iron has a small hysteresis area, and it has low corecitivity and low retentivity.
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