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Which of the following substances will make a better permanent magnet?

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Paramagnetic
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Ferromagnetic
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Ferrimagnetic
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Diamagnetic
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Solution

The correct option is B Ferromagnetic

In solid state, the metal ions of ferromagnetic substances are grouped together into small regions called domains. Thus, each domain acts as a tiny magnet. In an unmagnetised piece of a ferromagnetic substance the domains are randomly oriented and their magnetic moments get cancelled. When the substance is placed in a magnetic field all the domains get oriented in the direction of the magnetic field and a strong magnetic effect is produced. This ordering of domains persist even when the magnetic field is removed and the ferromagnetic substance becomes a permanent magnet.


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