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Core of an electromagnet must be of soft iron but not steel. Justify it.

The soft iron inside the coil makes the magnetic field

Stronger because it becomes a magnet itself when the current is flowing. That is, Soft iron is said to form a temporary magnet. In this way, the electromagnet can be switched on and off by turning the electricity on and off.

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