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Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: overhead cable transmission energy-transfer. Learning objective: (HT only) Describe the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field.. Which answer is most accurate for Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue383a coilcue383b fieldcue383c polecue383d gridcue383e motorcue383f generatorcue383g transformercue383h compasscue383i currentcue383j voltagecue383k forcecue383l.
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The motor effect
Question
- A. Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only): overhead cable transmission energy-transfer shows (HT only) Describe the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
- B. It swaps motor and generator reasoning. (load-effect error).
- C. It describes gravitational force instead of magnetic force. (power-link error).
- D. It claims induced current is supplied by a cell. (exam-command error).
Answer
Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only): overhead cable transmission energy-transfer shows (HT only) Describe the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
Explanation
Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only): overhead cable transmission energy-transfer shows (HT only) Describe the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only), uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The overhead cable transmission energy-transfer detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue383a coilcue383b fieldcue383c polecue383d gridcue383e motorcue383f generatorcue383g transformercue383h compasscue383i currentcue383j voltagecue383k forcecue383l: 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
motor-effect force direction: avoid motors and generators
Treating motors and generators as interchangeable when answering about motor-effect force direction.
Instead, identify the exact Unit 4.7 idea in Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only), then explain how it links to an alternator producing an AC output trace and the objective to describe the motor effect as the force on a current-carrying conductor placed in a magnetic field.
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