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7.2 The motor effect

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Question 4

A student investigates the physics of a moving-coil loudspeaker.

a.

What type of electrical supply must be connected to the coil of the loudspeaker to produce a continuous sound wave?

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b.

Explain how this electrical supply causes the speaker cone to vibrate and produce sound.

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c.

The student designs an experiment to investigate how the force on the loudspeaker coil depends on:

  • the magnetic flux density of the permanent magnet
  • the current flowing through any turns on the coil.

The student obtains the following results:

Magnetic flux density (T)Current (A)Force (N)
0.150.50.06
0.301.00.24
0.451.50.54

Explain why these results cannot be used to determine how the current alone affects the force on the coil.

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7.2 The motor effect Questions

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

13 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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