Statement 1: A bulb connected in series with a solenoid is connected to an AC source. If a soft iron core is introduced in the solenoid, the bulb will glow brighter.
Statement 2: On introducing soft iron core in the solenoid, the inductance decreases.

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On introducing soft iron core, the bulb will glow dimmer. This is because on introducing soft iron core in the solenoid, its inductance L increases, the inductive reactance, $X_{L} = ωL$ increases and hence the current through the bulb decreases.

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