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Coercivity and retentivity of soft iron is
PhysicsMagnetic Properties of MatterJIPMERJIPMER 2019
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  • A high coercivity, high retentivity
  • B low coercivity, high retentivity
  • C low coercivity, low retentivity
  • D high coercivity, low retentivity
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The correct answer is: low coercivity, low retentivity
Coercivity and retentivity of soft iron is low, because its magnetisation disappears easily on the removal of external magnetising field.

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