ELECTROMAGNETISM

1 mark · Easy

Name one example of a magnetically soft material and one example of a magnetically hard material.

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Also accept: Soft: iron; Hard: steel; Soft: pure iron; Hard: nickel (for hard any example in content is allowed)

Common mistakes: Listing non-magnetic materials

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B1 · 1 mark · 1 mark for naming one valid example of both a soft and a hard magnetic material (e.g. iron and steel)

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Iron is a magnetically soft material. Steel is a magnetically hard material.