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What is a magnetic field

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The region around the magnet

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Like poles …

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Repel

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Unlike poles …

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Attract

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Where is the magnet the strongest

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At the poles because magnetic field lines are denser at the poles

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Where is the magnet the weakest

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In the middle because field lines are less dense

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What are the 3 magnetic metals

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Iron, nickel and cobalt

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What is induced magnetism

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When an unmagnetised magnetic material can be magnetised by placing it in a magnetic field

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The Magnetic filed lines of a bar magnet curve around from the ….

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North Pole of the bar magnet to the South Pole

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For a freely suspended magnet its north seeking pole will point …

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Towards geographical north

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For a freely suspended magnet its south seeking pole will point …

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Towards geographical south

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How to do the right hand rule

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-A current carrying conductor has a magnetic field around it
-Point a thumb towards the direction of the current
-Wrap fingers around the conductor
-this gives the direction of the magnetic field

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What is a solenoid

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A hollow coil of insulated wire

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The magnetic field lines around a wire are …

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Circles centred on the wire in a plane perpendicular to the wire

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The magnetic field lines in a solenoid are …

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Parallel to its axis and are all in the same direction

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What is a uniform magnetic field

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the magnetic field lines are parallel

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How do you produce a magnetic field around a solenoid

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When a current is passed through the wire

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Increasing the current in a solenoid …

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Increases the strength of the magnet

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Reversing the direction of the current in a solenoid …

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Reverses the magnetic field lines

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What is an electromagnet

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a solenoid in which the insulated wire is wrapped around an iron core

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Where are electromagnets used

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-scrapyards
-circuit breakers
-electric bells and relays

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How does an electromagnet work in a circuit breaker or electric bell

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Attracts an iron armature which opens a switch

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An electric motor has a …

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Coil that turns when a current is passed through it

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What is the motor effect

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When a force can act on a wire in a magnetic field when current is passed through the wire

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How do you increase the size of the force in the motor effect

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-increase the current
-use a stronger magnet
-increase the number of coils

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What does the size of the force depends on
The angle between the wire and the magnetic field lines
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The force (in motor effect) is ….
-Greatest when the wire is perpendicular to the magnetic field lines -zero when the wire is parallel to the magnetic field lines
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What does Flemings left hand rule show
The direction of the force on the wire
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How to do the left hand rule
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What does the size of the force on the conductor depend on
-the current in the conductor -the length of the conductor -the magnetic flux density of the magnetic field
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What is the formula that relates force, magnetic flux density,current,length
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What is magnetic flux density
A measure of the strength of a magnetic field
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How does the coil spin when a current is passed through the coil
-A force acts on each side of the coil due to the motor effect -The force on one side is in the opposite direction to the force on the other side
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What are the parts of an electric motor
-concave shape magnets -coil(armature) -split ring commutator -brushes
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What do the concave shape magnets do
keep rotating the coil perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field to exert maximum force
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What is the coil(armature)
Rectangular coil of insulated wire which is forced to rotate
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What is the split ring commutator and what does it do
-made up of metal contacts attached with a coil and rotate with it -their job is to reverse the direction of the current every half turn so that the coil rotates in the same direction
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What are brushes and what do they do
-made from graphite which is a conductor and slippery and low friction -they make contact between the slip rings commutator and battery contacts
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Forces on either side of the coil ….
-equal in magnitude -opposite direction -forces do not share the line of action
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What is the generator effect
When there is a relative motion between the conductor and a magnet, alternating PD is produced
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A generator contains …
Coils of wire that spin a magnetic field
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What is electromagnetic induction
When a conductor crosses through the lines of a magnetic field a potential difference is induced
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The direction of an induced current always…
Opposes the original change that caused it
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How do you increase the induced PD in the generator effect
-stronger magnet -move the magnet/conductor faster -longer conductor
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How is a simple AC generator made
Made up of a coil that spins in a uniform magnetic field
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How do AC generators work
-As the coil rotates, Magnetic flux linking to the coil changes which induces alternating pd -When the side of the coil moves parallel to the field lines, induced pd is zero -As the coil rotates, magnetic flux linking to the coil increases and so does induced pd -When sides of the coil cuts through the magnetic field lines at right angles, induced pd is maximum -For a next 1/4 turn pd reduces to zero again -For next 1/2 turn, induced pd reaches maximum and then to zero but in the negative direction
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How is a simple DC generator made
Has a split ring commutator instead of two slip rings
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How do DC generators work
-As the coil rotates, split ring commutator reconnects the coil in the opposite direction in the circuit every half turn -This happens each time the coil is perpendicular to the magnetic field lines -Induced PD does not change direction -Induced PD varies from max to zero twice each cycle and does not change polarity
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What is a microphone
A microphone converts sound signals to electrical signals
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How does a microphone work
-An insulated voice coil placed in a magnetic field moves back and forth, when sound hits the diaphragm -There is relative motion between a coil and a magnet -This induces electrical signals in the voice coil
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How does a loudspeaker work
-Voice coil is placed between the poles of a permanent magnet -Diaphragm is connected to the voice coil -Electrical signals are passed on to the coil in the magnetic field -Diaphragm feels a force back and forth due to AC -Cone vibrations produce sound waves
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Transformers are used to …
Increase or decrease the size of an alternating potential difference
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A transformer only works with an …
AC because a changing magnetic field is necessary to induce AC in the secondary coil
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What are transformers made from
-a primary coil -a secondary coil -an iron core
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How does a transformer work
-Alternating current passing through the primary coil generates an alternating magnetic field in the iron core -The lines of the alternating magnetic field in the iron core pass through the secondary coil -The magnetic field in the secondary coil induces an alternating potential difference
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What do step up transformers do
Increase the size of an alternating potential difference
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What do step down transformers do
Decrease the size of an alternating potential difference
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What is the transformer equation
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For a step up transformer the number of secondary turns is …
-Greater than the number of primary turns -So the potential difference across secondary coil is greater than the potential difference across primary coil
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For a step down transformer the number of secondary turns is …
-Less than the number of primary turns -So potential difference across secondary coil is less than the potential difference across the primary coil
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Transformers are …
100% efficient
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What is the formula if 100% efficiency is assumed
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How is PD induced in the secondary coil in the transformers
-Alternating PD in the primary coil induces alternating magnetic field -This alternating magnetic field links with the secondary coil -This induces alternating PD in the secondary coil -If there are more coils in secondary coil, induced PD is higher
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