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Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: power-station transformer force-link. Learning objective: (HT only) Explain how the force on a conductor in a magnetic field causes rotation of the coil in an electric motor.. Which answer is most accurate for Electric motors (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue467a coilcue467b fieldcue467c polecue467d gridcue467e motorcue467f generatorcue467g transformercue467h compasscue467i currentcue467j voltagecue467k forcecue467l.

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The motor effect

Question

  1. A. Electric motors (HT only): power-station transformer force-link shows (HT only) Explain how the force on a conductor in a magnetic field causes rotation of the coil in an electric motor. 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

Electric motors (HT only): power-station transformer force-link shows (HT only) Explain how the force on a conductor in a magnetic field causes rotation of the coil in an electric motor. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.

Explanation

Electric motors (HT only): power-station transformer force-link shows (HT only) Explain how the force on a conductor in a magnetic field causes rotation of the coil in an electric motor. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux. It is correct because it anchors the response to Electric motors (HT only), uses the relevant magnetic field, coil, current or induction evidence, and avoids mixing motor, generator and transformer ideas. The power-station transformer force-link detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue467a coilcue467b fieldcue467c polecue467d gridcue467e motorcue467f generatorcue467g transformercue467h compasscue467i currentcue467j voltagecue467k forcecue467l: 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 Electric motors (HT only), then explain how it links to a dynamo producing a DC output trace and the objective to explain how the force on a conductor in a magnetic field causes rotation of the coil in an electric motor.

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