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7.2 The motor effect

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Question 28
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In a simple motor, the poles of the magnets are swapped over and the connections to the power supply are swapped over as well. What happens to the rotation of the coil?

[1]
A

It stops, because the two changes cancel each other out completely

B

It reverses, because the direction of the force on each side reverses

C

It reverses, because only the direction of the magnetic field matters

D

It carries on in the same direction as it did before the changes

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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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