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wha is a magnetic field?

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  • it is a region of space where a magnetic pole will experience a force
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how are magnetic fields created?

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  • permanent magnets
  • moving electric charge ( ie current )
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what is magnetic flux density?

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  • the number of magnetic flux lines passing through a region of space per unit area
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what is 1 tesla?

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  • the flux density that causes a force of 1N on a 1m wire carrying a current of 1A at right angles to the flux
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what can we deduce about flux density and field lines?

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  • higher flux density, stronger magnetic field so lines are closer together

vice versa

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explain why a current carrying wire experiences a force?

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  • current- carrying conductor produces its own magnetic field ( movement of electrons )
  • when interacting with an external B field it experiences a force
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what is the equation for the force on a current-carrying wire?

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F = BILsin@

F = force on current carrying wire ( N )
B = magnetic flux density ( B )
I = current ( A )
L = length of conductor ( m )
@ = angle between conductor and applied B field

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how can we use flemings left hand rule to deduce the direction of the force on a current carrying wire?

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thumb - direction of force
first finger - direction of magnetic field
second finger - direction of conventional current

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why is there a force on a moving charge?

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  • a moving charge produces its own magnetic field
  • when interacting with an external magnetic field it will experience a force
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what is the equation for a force on a charged particle in a magnetic field?

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F = BQVsin@

F = magnetic force on particle ( N )
B = magnetic flux density ( T )
Q = charge of the particle ( C )
v = speed of the particle (ms^-1)

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how can we use FLHR for direction of force on a moving charge?

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thumb - direction of force
first finger - direction of magnetic field
second finger - flow of positive charge

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why do charged particles undergo circular motion?

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  • charged particles will experience a force perpendicular to is direction of motion.
  • ie a centripetal force
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derive the equation for a charged particles radius within a magnetic field

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F = mv^2 / r and F = BQv

mv^2/r = BQv

mv/r = BQ

r = mv / BQ

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what does the r = mv/BQ equation tell us?

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  • radius is proportional to the velocity
  • radius is proportional to the mass
  • radius is inversely proportional to the charge
  • radius is inversely proportional to the magnetic field strength
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what are cyclotrons?

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  • particle accelerators that make use of circular trajectory to create a spiral path
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what are cyclotrons made up of?

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  • two semi circular dees
  • uniform magnetic field
  • alternating electric field
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what are uses of cyclotrons in medical industry?

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  • produce tracers for imaging ( as low half lives )
  • high energy beams for radiotherapy
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what happens when the particles enter the dees?

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  • magnetic field applied perpendicular to the path of the particles
  • magnetic force acts in a direction perpendicular to the field and path of the particles
  • particles undergo circular motion
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what happens when a particle crosses a gap between the dees?

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  • electric field causes particle to accelerate to opposite dee
  • causing the particles to enter the dee with a greater v so greater r
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what happens when a particle leaves the dee?

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  • constant speed in the dees
  • time spent inside the dees are constant
  • direction of e field alternates each time particles reach a gap
  • process will repeat until they leave the cyclotron
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what is electromagnetic induction?

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  • the process of inducing an emf in a conductor
  • when there is movement between a charge and a magnetic field
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when is there electromagnetic induction?

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  • when a conductor CUTS through magnetic field lines
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what is magnetic flux?

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  • the product of the magnetic flux density and the cross sectional area perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic flux density
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what is the equation for magnetic flux?

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$ = BA

$ = magnetic flux ( Wb )
B = magnetic flux density ( T )
A = cross sectional area ( m^2 )

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what is magnetic flux linkage?
- the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns on the coil
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recap, what is electromagnetic induction?
- the process by which an emf is induced when a conductor moves through a magnetic field
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what is faradays law?
- the magnitude of the emf induced is proportional to the rate of change of flux
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what is lenzs law?
- the direction of the induced emf is such that to oppose the motion that caused it
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what does the gradient of a flux time graph give us?
- the emf
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what is the equation for induced emf for a straight conducting rod moving through a magnetic field?
emf = Blv B = magnetic field strength L = length of conductor v = velocity
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how is an alternating voltage induced with a rotating coil?
- when a coil rotates in a magnetic field, flux through coil will vary - as emf is rate of change of flux linkage, emf will change as it rotates - maximum when coil cuts through most field lines - minimum when coil cuts through least or zero
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explain the phase relationship between flux linkage and emf for a rotating coil
90 degrees out of phase as: - flux linkage maximum when angle = 0 or 180 - zero when angle = 90 or 270 emf is zero at max flux, as flux isnt changing
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what is meant by alternating current?
- current which periodically varies between a positive to a negative value with time
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what is peak voltage? or peak current?
- maximum value of the alternating current or voltage
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what is peak-to-peak voltage?
- distance between a positive and consecutive negative peak ( i.e double the magnitude of the peak voltage )
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what is root mean square current?
- square root of the mean of the squares of all the values of current in one cycle Irms = Io / root 2
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what is root mean square voltage?
- the square root of the mean of the squares of all the values of the current in one cycle
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what is a transformer?
- a device which changes high alternating voltage at low current, to low alternating voltage at high current
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why is the iron core necessary?
- directs the magnetic field passing from primary coil to the secondary coil
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why is an emf induced in the secondary coil?
- in primary coil, alternating current produces alternating voltage, creating an alternating magnetic field inside the core, therefore a changing magnetic flux - a changing magnetic field passes to the secondary coil through the iron core - resulting in a change of magnetic flux linkage within the coil so emf induced
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give the transformer equation?
Ns / Np = Vs / Vp
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what is a step up transformer
Ns > Np, increases voltage of power source ( used between power stations and transmission cables )
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what is a step down transformer ?
Np > Ns, decreases voltage of power source ( used between transmission lines and buildings )
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in reality transformers are not 100% efficient, give the equation for an ideal transformer efficiency
( IsVs / IpVp )x 100
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how do eddy currents arise?
- a changing magnetic field from alternating current - creating a changing magnetic field in the core that acts against the field that induced them - emf is therefore induced - a current flows, as core is made from conducting material
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eddy currents dissipate energy by generating heat in the wires, how can we reduce this
- laminate the core - use high resistivity material