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The figure shows hysteresis curves for soft iron and steel. Point out the wrong statement about the magnetic properties of soft iron and steel

A

a) retentivity of soft iron is less than steel

B

b) coercivity of soft iron is less than steel

C

c) area of B-H loop of soft iron is small than area of B-H loop of steel

D

d) area of B-H loop of soft iron is grater than area of B-H loop of steel

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When steel is magnetised the magnetic domains in the material is permanently set and magnetised permanently in the direction of the applied mag netic field
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