State the purpose of the soft iron core used in making an electromagnet.

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Soft iron: It has high permeability so it provides complete linkage of magnetic flux of the primary coil to the secondary coil.
A diagram to represent soft iron:
Soft iron is used to make electromagnets because soft iron has good or high magnetic properties. It can provide a strong magnet.

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