A long solenoid has 1000 turns per meter and carries a current of 1 A. It has a soft iron core of μr=1000. The core is heated beyond the Curie temperature, TC.

(a) The H field in the solenoid is (nearly) unchanged but the B field decreases drastically.
(b) The H and B fields in the solenoid are nearly unchanged.
(c) The magnetization in the core reverses the direction.
(d) The magnetization in the core diminishes by a factor of about 108.

1. (a, c)
2. (a, d)
3. (b, c)
4. (c, d)

(2)
Hint: The magnetisation field intensity does not depend on the material of the core but the magnetisation depends on the material of the core.
Step 1: The magnetic field intensity; H=nI
Magnetisation, B=μoμrnI
So the magnetic field intensity remains unchanged and the magnetisation decreases.
Step 2: When the temperature of the iron core of solenoid (which is ferromagnetic materials) is raised beyond curie temperature, then soft iron core behaves as paramagnetic material.
χmferro=105
χmpara=10-3
So, χmferroχmpara=10510-3=108
So the magnetization in the core diminishes by a factor of about 108.