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7.2 The motor effect

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Question 13
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Iron filings are sprinkled on a card through which a current-carrying wire passes at right angles. Which pattern do the filings form?

[1]
A

Straight lines spreading out from the wire like the spokes of a wheel

B

Circles centred on the wire, spaced further apart further from the wire

C

Circles centred on the wire, spaced evenly at every distance from it

D

Straight parallel lines crossing the card in the direction of the current

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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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