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Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: power-station transformer coil-core. Learning objective: (Physics only) (HT only) State that a current is induced if the conductor is part of a complete circuit.. Which answer is most accurate for Induced potential (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue539a coilcue539b fieldcue539c polecue539d gridcue539e motorcue539f generatorcue539g transformercue539h compasscue539i currentcue539j voltagecue539k forcecue539l.

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

Question

  1. A. Induced potential (HT only): power-station transformer coil-core shows (Physics only) (HT only) State that a current is induced if the conductor is part of a complete circuit. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
  2. B. It swaps motor and generator reasoning. (safety error).
  3. C. It describes gravitational force instead of magnetic force. (efficiency error).
  4. D. It claims induced current is supplied by a cell. (energy-transfer error).

Answer

Induced potential (HT only): power-station transformer coil-core shows (Physics only) (HT only) State that a current is induced if the conductor is part of a complete circuit. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.

Explanation

Induced potential (HT only): power-station transformer coil-core shows (Physics only) (HT only) State that a current is induced if the conductor is part of a complete circuit. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Induced potential (HT only), uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The power-station transformer coil-core detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue539a coilcue539b fieldcue539c polecue539d gridcue539e motorcue539f generatorcue539g transformercue539h compasscue539i currentcue539j voltagecue539k forcecue539l: 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 Induced potential (HT only), then explain how it links to a current-carrying wire between magnetic poles and the objective to state that a current is induced if the conductor is part of a complete circuit.

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