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Question
If a toroid uses bismuth for its core, will the field in the core be (slightly) greater or (slightly) less than when the core is empty?
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Solution
Bismuth is a diamagnetic substance. Hence, a toroid with a bismuth core has a magnetic field slightly less than a toroid whose core is empty.
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