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Alnico is an alloy of ______

Asked in GUJCET 2019 · Dia, para and ferromagnetism

Answer: (2) Al, Ni, Cu, Co

Step-by-step solution

Idea: the name is the mnemonic. AL-NI-CO stands for aluminium, nickel and cobalt, alloyed with iron and usually a little copper.

So the list must contain Al, Ni and Co.

Only one option does: Al, Ni, Cu, Co.

Alnico is a hard magnetic material -- a broad hysteresis loop, high retentivity and high coercivity -- which is why it is used for permanent magnets and loudspeaker magnets rather than for transformer or electromagnet cores.

So Alnico is an alloy of Al, Ni, Cu and Co.

Why the other options are wrong

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