513.001 Molecular and Solid State Physics

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Hard and soft magnets

(a) What is a hard magnet and what is a soft magnet?

(b) Explain how these two types of magnets can be made and explain the role of Bloch walls.

(c) Draw the relationship between the magnetization and the magnetic field for hard and soft magnets.

(d) List some applications for hard and soft magnets.