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13.1 Inducing a current

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Question 33

A hand-operated generator contains a handle, a spindle carrying a coil of wire, and two permanent magnets fixed inside its casing. The coil is connected to output terminals.

Describe how turning the handle leads to a potential difference at the output terminals.

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13.1 Inducing a current Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /13.1 Inducing a current

92 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 13.1 Inducing a current, covering 13.1.1 Producing an electric current by induction, 13.1.2 Factors affecting the induced potential difference, 13.1.3 Alternators and dynamos, and 13.1.4 Microphones and loudspeakers. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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