Physics PYQ 217 of 288 · Electricity

The characteristic of a superconductor is –

  1. AHigh permeability
  2. BLow permeability
  3. CZero permeability
  4. DInfinite permeability

39th BPSC Prelims 1994

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Correct answer: (c) Zero permeability

Explanation

A superconductor has zero electrical resistance below a certain very low temperature. It also pushes magnetic field lines out of itself (the Meissner effect).

Since no magnetic field enters it, its magnetic permeability is zero: it is a perfect diamagnet.

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