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A student writes three statements about the force on a wire in a magnetic field.

Statement 1: A copper wire carrying a current is pushed by a magnet because copper is a magnetic material.

Statement 2: The force on a wire carrying a current is largest when the wire is parallel to the magnetic field.

Statement 3: When a wire carrying a current is pushed by a clamped magnet, there is no force on the magnet, because the magnet does not move.

a.

Explain why Statement 1 is wrong.

[2]
b.

Explain why Statement 2 is wrong.

[2]
c.

Explain why Statement 3 is wrong.

[2]
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12.3 The motor effect Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /12.3 The motor effect

86 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 12.3 The motor effect, covering 12.3.1 The motor effect, 12.3.2 Fleming's left-hand rule, 12.3.3 Force on a conductor, and 12.3.4 Electric motors. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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