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Which response uses the correct technical wording for this situation? Context: model railway motor cause. Learning objective: (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how an alternating current in one coil induces a current in another coil.. Which answer is most accurate for Transformers (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue704a coilcue704b fieldcue704c polecue704d gridcue704e motorcue704f generatorcue704g transformercue704h compasscue704i currentcue704j voltagecue704k forcecue704l.

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Induced potential, transformers and the National Grid (physics only) (HT only)

Question

  1. A. Transformers (HT only): model railway motor cause shows (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how an alternating current in one coil induces a current in another coil. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
  2. B. It says field lines travel from south to north outside the magnet. (diagnosis error).
  3. C. It makes AC and DC equivalent. (prediction error).
  4. D. It ignores relative motion or changing magnetic flux. (comparison error).

Answer

Transformers (HT only): model railway motor cause shows (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how an alternating current in one coil induces a current in another coil. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.

Explanation

Transformers (HT only): model railway motor cause shows (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how an alternating current in one coil induces a current in another coil. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Transformers (HT only), uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The model railway motor cause detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue704a coilcue704b fieldcue704c polecue704d gridcue704e motorcue704f generatorcue704g transformercue704h compasscue704i currentcue704j voltagecue704k forcecue704l: in the motor effect, the force is perpendicular to the current and magnetic field; in a generator, relative motion or a changing magnetic field induces a potential difference or induced current; outside a magnet, magnetic field lines go from north to south; AC alternating current changes direction, while DC direct current flows in one direction and needs a commutator in a DC generator context.

Common mistake

National Grid transformer reasoning: avoid magnetic field...

Treating magnetic field direction and force direction as interchangeable when answering about National Grid transformer reasoning.

Instead, identify the exact Unit 4.7 idea in Transformers (HT only), then explain how it links to an alternator producing an AC output trace and the objective to explain how an alternating current in one coil induces a current in another coil.

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