The figure gives experimentally measured B vs H variation in a ferromagnetic material. The retentivity, coercivity and saturation, respectively, of the material are
(A)1.0T,50A/m and 1.5 T✓ Correct
(B)1.5T,50A/m and 1.0 T
(C)150A/m,1.0T and 1.5 T
(D)1.5T,50A/m and 1.0 T
Answer: (A)
Solution
Reading the hysteresis loop, the retentivity is the flux density left behind when H has returned to zero, which the graph shows as 1.0 T; the coercivity is the reverse field needed to drive B back to zero, read off as 50 A/m; and the saturation value is the greatest B the material attains, 1.5 T.
JEE Main · 2020 · 07 Jan 2020 · Shift 2 · Single correct option