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All magnetic materials lose their magnetic properties
Question

All magnetic materials lose their magnetic properties

A.

when immersed in water

B.

when immersed in oil

C.

on bringing pieces of iron closer

D.

when heated

E.

None of the above/More than one of the above

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) when heated

Explanation:
• All magnetic materials lose their magnetic properties when heated to a certain threshold temperature.
• Heating imparts thermal energy to the atoms, which disrupts and randomizes the aligned magnetic domains.

Information Booster:
• The specific temperature at which a ferromagnetic material loses its permanent magnetism is known as the Curie temperature.
• Above the Curie point, materials transition to behaving as paramagnetic substances.

Additional Knowledge:
when immersed in water (Option a)
• Immersing a magnet in water does not alter its internal domain structure.
when immersed in oil (Option b)
• Oil is a neutral medium and has no physical impact on a magnet's core properties.
on bringing pieces of iron closer (Option c)
• Bringing iron closer induces magnetism in the iron but does not destroy the original magnet's properties.
None of the above/More than one of the above (Option e)
• This is incorrect because heating is a scientifically proven method for demagnetization.

So the correct answer is (d)

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