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7.2 The motor effect

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Question 19
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A wire between the poles of a magnet is pushed upwards. The current in the wire is then reversed, and the magnet is turned round so that its poles are swapped as well. What happens to the force on the wire?

[1]
A

It becomes zero, because the two changes cancel the field out

B

It acts downwards and has the same size as it had before

C

It acts downwards and is twice the size it had before

D

It acts upwards and has the same size as it had before

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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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