An engineer wants to build an electromagnet core that can easily be magnetized and demagnetized. They can choose between an iron rod and a steel rod.
Which rod should be used to make the electromagnet core, and is this material classified as a hard or soft magnetic material?
Iron, hard
Iron, soft
Steel, hard
Steel, soft
169 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics Simple phenomena of magnetism, covering Simple phenomena of magnetism. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.