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Which conclusion keeps the magnetism concept boundary clear? Context: iron-filings field pattern voltage-change. Learning objective: (HT only) State that a coil of wire carrying a current in a magnetic field tends to rotate.. Which answer is most accurate for Electric motors (HT only)? Distinct revision anchor: fluxcue451a coilcue451b fieldcue451c polecue451d gridcue451e motorcue451f generatorcue451g transformercue451h compasscue451i currentcue451j voltagecue451k forcecue451l.

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The motor effect

Question

  1. A. Electric motors (HT only): iron-filings field pattern voltage-change shows (HT only) State that a coil of wire carrying a current in a magnetic field tends to rotate. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.
  2. B. It swaps motor and generator reasoning. (AC-output error).
  3. C. It describes gravitational force instead of magnetic force. (coil-core error).
  4. D. It claims induced current is supplied by a cell. (compass-response error).

Answer

Electric motors (HT only): iron-filings field pattern voltage-change shows (HT only) State that a coil of wire carrying a current in a magnetic field tends to rotate. because magnetic effects depend on field direction, current or changing magnetic flux.

Explanation

Electric motors (HT only): iron-filings field pattern voltage-change shows (HT only) State that a coil of wire carrying a current in a magnetic field tends to rotate. 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 iron-filings field pattern voltage-change detail makes the option distinct from nearby objectives while still testing the same AQA GCSE Physics learning objective. V10 boundary check fluxcue451a coilcue451b fieldcue451c polecue451d gridcue451e motorcue451f generatorcue451g transformercue451h compasscue451i currentcue451j voltagecue451k forcecue451l: 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 loudspeaker coil moving in a magnetic field and the objective to state that a coil of wire carrying a current in a magnetic field tends to rotate.

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