Practice mode Electromagnetic Induction

Why is soft iron preferred to steel for the core of a transformer?

Correct answer D. It is easily magnetised and demagnetised, so hysteresis loss is small

Explanation

Soft iron has high permeability and a narrow hysteresis loop, so little energy is wasted each cycle as the core is repeatedly magnetised and demagnetised.

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