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7.2 The motor effect

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Question 1
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A long straight wire carries a constant current. Which describes the shape of the magnetic field around the wire?

[1]
A

Straight lines that run parallel to the wire along its whole length

B

Circles that lie in planes containing the wire and passing through it

C

Circles that are centred on the wire and lie at right angles to it

D

Loops that leave one end of the wire and enter it at the other end

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7.2 The motor effect Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /7.2 The motor effect

39 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 7.2 The motor effect, covering 7.2.1 Electromagnetism, 7.2.2 Fleming's left-hand rule (HT only), 7.2.3 Electric motors (HT only), and 7.2.4 Loudspeakers (HT only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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