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What is a force?

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A push/pull

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How does the distance affect force?

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All three get smaller as you move further away from the mass/magnet/charge

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Describe magnet

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An object with a magnetic field
Exert a force on a magnetic material

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How do field lines reflect the magnetic strength?

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The more denser the field lines are , the stronger the magnetic field

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What are permanent magnets?

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Always has a magnetic field
Attract/repel other permanent magnetic and also non magnets

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How do permanent magnets exert a force on non-magnet?

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When brought close , non magnets have magnetism induced in them.

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What direction do magnetic field lines go in?

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From North Pole to South Pole

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Describe the 🌎’s magnetic field

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The geographic North Pole is the magnetic South Pole.
Because the magnetic north Pole points to the geographic south Pole

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What happens when two magnetic fields interact?

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The lines will best around
Creating a high density of field lines between the two magnets, however weak in other places (weak attraction)

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What happens when current flows in a wire?

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A magnetic field is generated around it

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What is a magnetic field?

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A region of space within which a magnet experiences a magnetic force of attraction or repulsion.

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Describe the look of magnetic fields exist around wires?

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Concentric rings
The space between the lines increases with increasing distance

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How does a stronger current affect the magnetic field?

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Stronger magnetic field
the space between the lines are smaller

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What is the corkscrew rule?

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RIGHT HAND
Thumb = direction of current
Fingers= direction of magnetic field

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What is a solenoid?

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A device that increases the strength of the magnetic field around a current carrying wire

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How do you make a solenoid?

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A wire wrapped many times around a metal that can be magnetised
*not permanent magnets

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What is an electromagnet?

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A magnet which runs on electricity, the field can be switched on and off

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What effects the strength of a solenoid?

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🧲coils in the wire
🧲size of current
🧲material of the core inside the wire

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How would you show there is a field around a solenoid?

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Use iron fillings

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What is the relationship between the distance and the strength of a wire?

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inversely proportional
The strength is the square of the distance
Eg: double distance , strength decreases by a factor of 4

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What is magnetic flux density?

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The number of lines of force passing though a unit of area of material
Measured in Tesla’s
Newton per amp meter

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What does a circle with an x mean ?

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The arrow is going into the page

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What does a circle with a point mean?

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The arrow is coming towards me

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How do you calculate the force on the conductor?

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F = BIL
F= force (N)
B= magnetic flux density (T)
I= current (A)
L= length of conductor (m)

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What does Flemings left hand rule state ?
The direction of force exerted is always perpendicular to both the direction of the magnetic field and the direction of the current in the wire.
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How do you use Fleming’s left hand rule?
Thumb =force First finger= field Second finger =current FFC
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What does an electric motor do?
Uses the motor effect to transfer electric energy to kinetic energy
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What does an electric motor consist of?
A loop of wire , with a current in a magnetic field
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Why must the current be reversed every half turn?
If the current was not reversed , the direction would be (force). Causing it to spin anti clockwise and then clockwise, Shaking and flopping -not turning
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What does a split ring commutator do?
Reverse the direction of the current every half turn. Allowing the coil to rotate in the same direction
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Why does increasing the current increase the force ? ( motor effect )
1.Magnetic field lines exist around a wire with a current 2. The larger the current the greater magnetic fie,s strength in the interaction between the wire and permanent magnet
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Why would some motors use electromagnets rather than permanent?
Electromagnets produce stronger fields
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Describe the motor effect :
🔘a looped wire carrying current is placed within a magnetic field 🔘therefore the wire experiences a force, causing it to turn 🔘to make it spin the same direction a split ring commutator is required to reverse the current every half turn 🔘this allows the loop to spin in one direction 🔘as it spins electrical energy is transferred to kinetic energy
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What is an electrostatic field in motion?
A magnetic field
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How do you draw a magnetic field around current carying wires?
Use the right hand corkscrew rule. The direction the thumb points in is the North Pole
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How do you draw a magnetic field around a solenoid?
Use the right hand corkscrew rule, but align your fingers with the coils (thumb points to the North Pole). Draw as a bar magnet *but the strength of the field lines is now greatest in between the coils
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Why does a current carrying wire have a magnetic field?
The electrons within the wire have an electrostatic field, as they move the electro static field is in motion creating a magnetic field
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What is a magnetic field?
An electrostatic field in motion
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What is the generator effect (electromagnetic induction)?
When a conductor cuts the magnetic field lines of a magnet, a potential difference is induced across the ends of the conductor
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Describe the generator effect:
🟣wire with no current , within a magnetic field is experiencing a force 🟣this force is perpendicular to the direction of magnetic field 🟣as the wire cuts field lines, electrons are accelerated inducing a p.d 🟣this creates a current
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What happens when the motor and generator effect take place together?
The force and current produced by the motor effect counteracts the generator effect.(law of conservation of energy)
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How do you increase the size of the generated p.d?
F= increase the velocity/accelerate the wire B= increase the magnetic field strength (bring closer/new magnets L= increase the coils on the wire
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What happens when you reverse the direction of the wire in the generator effect?
The direction of p.d is reversed (Negative p.d)
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How does a stronger magnetic field produce a larger current in the generator effect?
The stronger the magnetic field, the more dense the field lines are , the rate at which magnetic field lines are cut is faster, larger current
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State Lenz’s Law
The direction of the induced p.d is such that it opposes the change producing it
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How can you use the generator effect to slow down a falling lift (no cable) ?
🔴a lift with permanent magnets, inside a metal tunnel 🔴as the loft falls , magnets move past the metal surfaces of the tunnel 🔴the lifts (metal surfaces), will cut the magnetic field lines , inducing a p.d and current within 🔴the current carrying surface will interact with the magnetic field of the tunnel giving rise to a force in the opposing direction (motor effect) 🔴this force will counteract the weight force of the falling lift , causing it to fall slower🔴
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What does a voltage time graph look like for a generator?
A sin graph. *the highest peaks are for when the field lines were cut and the closest angle (90°)
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Describe the alternator
*generator affect Produced a.c (magnetic field lines as cut from above and below Uses a slip ring(doesn’t change direction of the current)
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Describe a dynamo
*generator effect Produces d.c Split ring (reverses the current every half turn)
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How do you increase the induced p.d of an alternator?
🟣rotate coil faster (more field lines cut per second) 🟣stronger magnetic field (field lines closer together, so more cut) 🟣more coils * doubling frequency
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Compare dynamos and alternators
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What are transformers?
Devices that use a.c in the primary circuit to induce an a.c in the secondary current
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How do transformers work?
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How do transformers work?
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Describe the difference between step up and step down transformers
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What is the transformer equation?
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How do microphones work?
🟢generator effect 🟢sound waves hit diaphragm, causing it to move forwards and backwards 🟢so the coil attached also moves backwards and forwards 🟢the coil moves inside a magnetic field , so cuts field lines perpendicularly 🟢a p.d is now induced within coil, producing an electrical signal fed to a speaker
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How do loudspeakers work?
🟢a current carrying wire, enters a magnetic field . MOTOR EFFECT. This causes the wire to experience a force 🟢as the coil moves forwards and backwards, the diaphragm moves forwards and backwards 🟢therefore creating sound waves , at the same frequency diaphragm vibrates
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Describe the circular magnet In loudspeakers, The charge
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Draw the magnetic field around a solenoid
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Describe electromagnet induction:
A chaos in the magnetic field around a conductor can give rise to an induced potential difference across it’s ends , which could drive a current , generating a magnetic field that would pose the original change
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What is happening in the photo
Moving magnet = changing magnetic field Induces a p.d in coils Magnetic field of coil(wires) is produced due to current The North Pole will be generated on left hand side to oppose the original magnetic field (Lenz’ law) Repelling
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What is happening in the photo
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What are some ways to produce a changing magnetic field ?
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How do transformers work?
1. Alternating p.d across the primary coil produces an alternating current in the primary coil 2. An alternating current produces in the primary coil produces a magnetic field in the iron core that is always changing 3. This induced a changing p.d in the secondary coil
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How do dynamic microphones work?
Sound waves are pressure waves. Areas of high pressure (compression ) push the diagram in Areas of low pressure (rarefactions ) pull diagram in. Coil moves in and out in magnetic field, inducing p.d across ends of wire

GCSE Physics OCR A (13 decks)

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