When a ferromagnetic material that has been magnetized is brought to a temperature greater than the Curie temperature, what happens to its residual magnetism.
A) Nothing happens to the residual magnetism.
B) The residual magnetism disappears.
C) The residual magnetism reaches it's highest value.
D) All the magnetic domains causing magnetism become a single domain.
E) The material of the magnet melts causing currents that are magnetic.

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When a ferromagnetic material is brought to a temperature greater than its Curie temperature, the thermal energy causes the magnetic domains to become disordered and lose their alignment resulting in the disappearance of residual magnetization.

When a Ferromagnetic Material That Has Been Magnetized Is Brought