The magnetism of a magnetic material is retained even after removal of magnet. This shows that the magnetic material has which of the following properties?

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  1. Relative permeability
  2. Reluctance
  3. Resistivity
  4. Retentivity

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Option 4 : Retentivity
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BH curve of magnetic material

The curve plotted between flux density (B) and magnetizing force (H) of a material is called magnetizing or B-H curve.

The shape of the curve is non-linear. 

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  • When the magnetizing force is increased, the magnetic flux also increases. But after a certain point, the flux density does not increase even though the magnetizing force is increased. This point is known as the saturation point.
  • When the magnetizing force is decreased, the magnetic flux also decreases, but there remains certain magnetism even though magnetizing force becomes zero. This is known as retentivity. 
  • The magnetizing force needed to demagnetize the magnetic material completely is known as its coercivity.
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