Practice question
Question
Which material retains magnetization after the external field is removed and is used in permanent
magnets?
Explanation
**Earth's magnetism** approximated as dipole inclined to rotation axis, magnetic declination is angle between geographic north and magnetic north, inclination or dip angle is angle between total field and horizontal. Horizontal component B_H = B cosδ, vertical B_V = B sinδ, δ dip angle, B_H ≈ 3-4×10⁻⁵ T in India. Ferromagnetic materials, particularly hard ferromagnets, retain magnetization after the external field is removed and are used in permanent magnets. Substituting values gives Ferromagnetic, which matches expected magnitude for this magnetic configuration, confirming dipole field dependence on m/r³ and torque relation τ = m B sinθ.
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