are used for construction of core of electromagnets. (a) Soft magnetic materials (b) Hard magnetic materials (c) Either (a) or (b) (d) None of the above

are used for construction of core of electromagnets.
(a) Soft magnetic materials
(b) Hard magnetic materials
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d) None of the above
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(a) Soft magnetic materials
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