Practice question

**Hysteresis loop** plots B versus H for ferromagnetic material, retentivity (remanence) is residual B at H=0 after saturation, coercivity is reverse H needed to reduce B to zero. Hard ferromagnets have high retentivity and coercivity, retaining strong magnetism after external field removed, suitable for permanent magnets. B = μ₀ (H + M) , so H = (B/μ₀) - M . Given: B = 0.15 T , M = 8 × 10⁴ A m⁻¹ , μ₀ = 4π × 10⁻⁷ . (B/μ₀) = (0.15/4π × 10⁻⁷) ≈ 1.194 × 10⁵ A m⁻¹ . H = 1.194 × 10⁵ - 8 × 10⁴ = 3.94 × 10⁴