A d.c. motor turns the paddle in a laboratory stirrer. A sensor records 72 reversals of the current in the motor coil during 3.0 s. The split-ring commutator reverses the current every half-turn.
How many revolutions per minute is the motor turning?
24 revolutions/min24\ \text{revolutions/min}24 revolutions/min
1440 revolutions/min1440\ \text{revolutions/min}1440 revolutions/min
720 revolutions/min720\ \text{revolutions/min}720 revolutions/min
36 revolutions/min36\ \text{revolutions/min}36 revolutions/min