Question detail
Select the statement that would earn credit in an AQA GCSE Physics answer. Context: step-up transformer demonstration force-link. Learning objective: (HT only) Link opposite forces on the sides of a current-carrying coil to the turning effect in an electric motor.. Which answer is most accurate for Electric motors (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue473a coilcue473b fieldcue473c polecue473d gridcue473e motorcue473f generatorcue473g transformercue473h compasscue473i currentcue473j voltagecue473k forcecue473l.
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Topic
The motor effect
Question
- A. Electric motors (HT only): step-up transformer demonstration force-link shows (HT only) Link opposite forces on the sides of a current-carrying coil to the turning effect in an electric motor. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
- B. It treats a permanent magnet as if it only works when current flows. (force-link error).
- C. It confuses the magnetic field with an electric field. (turns-ratio error).
- D. It describes energy transfer but misses the force or field interaction. (AC-output error).
Answer
Electric motors (HT only): step-up transformer demonstration force-link shows (HT only) Link opposite forces on the sides of a current-carrying coil to the turning effect in an electric motor. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
Explanation
Electric motors (HT only): step-up transformer demonstration force-link shows (HT only) Link opposite forces on the sides of a current-carrying coil to the turning effect 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 step-up transformer demonstration force-link detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue473a coilcue473b fieldcue473c polecue473d gridcue473e motorcue473f generatorcue473g transformercue473h compasscue473i currentcue473j voltagecue473k forcecue473l: 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 moving-coil microphone investigation and the objective to link opposite forces on the sides of a current-carrying coil to the turning effect in an electric motor.
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