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Which answer avoids the common misconception in this topic? Context: wind-turbine generator cause. Learning objective: (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how the effect of an alternating current in one coil inducing a current in another is used in transformers.. Which answer is most accurate for Transformers (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue712a coilcue712b fieldcue712c polecue712d gridcue712e motorcue712f generatorcue712g transformercue712h compasscue712i currentcue712j voltagecue712k forcecue712l.

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

Question

  1. A. Transformers (HT only): wind-turbine generator cause shows (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how the effect of an alternating current in one coil inducing a current in another is used in transformers. 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. (voltage-change error).
  3. C. It makes AC and DC equivalent. (force-link error).
  4. D. It ignores relative motion or changing magnetic flux. (turns-ratio error).

Answer

Transformers (HT only): wind-turbine generator cause shows (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how the effect of an alternating current in one coil inducing a current in another is used in transformers. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.

Explanation

Transformers (HT only): wind-turbine generator cause shows (Physics only) (HT only) Explain how the effect of an alternating current in one coil inducing a current in another is used in transformers. 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 wind-turbine generator cause detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue712a coilcue712b fieldcue712c polecue712d gridcue712e motorcue712f generatorcue712g transformercue712h compasscue712i currentcue712j voltagecue712k forcecue712l: 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 a dynamo producing a DC output trace and the objective to explain how the effect of an alternating current in one coil inducing a current in another is used in transformers.

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