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If a rod of soft iron is placed within hollow tube of solenoid and electric current is passed, the arrangement is called:

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Question

If a rod of soft iron is placed within hollow tube of solenoid and electric current is passed, the arrangement is called:

Options

  • powerful solenoid

  • strongly magnetic solenoid

  • electromagnet

  • all of these

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Solution

Electromagnet

Explanation:

A solenoid with a soft iron core inside it is called an electromagnet. The soft iron becomes magnetised when current flows, so the arrangement behaves as a temporary magnet.

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Chapter 9: 1. Electromagnetism 2. Magnetic Effects of Electric Current 3. Electromagnetic Induction - EXERCISE-1 [Page 210]

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Goyal Brothers Prakashan A New Approach to ICSE Physics [English] Class 10
Chapter 9 1. Electromagnetism 2. Magnetic Effects of Electric Current 3. Electromagnetic Induction
EXERCISE-1 | Q 17. | Page 210
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