Define the term magnetic permeability of a magnetic material. write any two characteristics of a magnetic substance if it is to be used to make a permanent magnet. give an example of such a material
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Magnetic permeability, relative increase or decrease in the resultant magnetic field inside a material compared with the magnetizing field in which the given material is located; or the property of a material that is equal to the magnetic flux density B established within the material by a magnetizing field divided by the magnetic field strength H of the magnetizing field. Magnetic permeability μ (Greek mu) is thus defined as μ = B/H. Magnetic flux density B is a measure of the actual magnetic field within a material considered as a concentration of magnetic field lines, or flux, per unit cross-sectional area. Magnetic field strength H is a measure of the magnetizing field produced by electric current flow in a coil of wire.
In empty, or free, space the magnetic flux density is the same as the magnetizing field because there is no matter to modify the field. In centimetre–gram–second (cgs) units, the permeability B/H of space is dimensionless and has a value of 1. In metre–kilogram–second (mks) and SI units, B and H have different dimensions, and the permeability of free space (symbolized μ0) was defined as equal to 4π × 10-7 weber per ampere-metre so that the mks unit of electric current may be the same as the practical unit, the ampere. With the redefinition of the ampere in 2019, μ0 is no longer equal to 4π × 10-7 weber per ampere-metre and must be determined experimentally. (However, [μ0/4π × 10-7] is 1.00000000055, still very close to its former value.) In these systems the permeability, B/H, is called the absolute permeability μ of the medium. The relative permeability μr is then defined as the ratio μ/μ0, which is dimensionless. Thus, the relative permeability of free space, or vacuum, is 1.
Materials may be classified magnetically on the basis of their permeabilities. A diamagnetic material has a constant relative permeability slightly less than 1. When a diamagnetic material, such as bismuth, is placed in a magnetic field, the external field is partly expelled, and the magnetic flux density within it is slightly reduced. A paramagnetic material has a constant relative permeability slightly more than 1. When a paramagnetic material, such as platinum, is placed in a magnetic field, .
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