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Yes but a solid core is not recommended because it allows large eddy currents to flow, which greatly increases the power losses in the iron core.

That is why a core is usually made from insulated iron stampings.

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No. A solid core would get very hot and damage the windings' insulation. As far as the primary winding is concerned, the core is simply another winding -a single-turn winding. So a large circulating current ('eddy current') will be set up within the core, leading to a large energy loss ('eddy current loss'). Laminating the core restricts eddy currents to flow within each lamination which, because of their small cross-sectional area, means that the eddy currents will be very small, and the losses also very small. The eddy current losses are inversely-proportional to the square of the number of laminations (approximately. anyway) so, say, 100 laminations mean that the losses will be 10 000 times lower than for a solid core.

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