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Induction and Transformers |
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1. What does 'induction' mean?
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2. The image shows an aluminium rod placed between 2 magnets.
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How can a voltage be induced in this rod between the ends labelled A and B?
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3&4. A magnet is dropped through a coil connected to a millivoltmeter as shown. The voltmeter needle moves to the right showing a positive reading.
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3. Which of these will make the voltmeter reading smaller but still positive?
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4. Which of these will make the voltmeter move to the left?
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5. The diagram shows an a.c. generator - a coil is rotated between two magnets to produce a voltage to heat a resistor, labelled the load in the diagram.
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Which of these sentences here best describes the changes that take place if the coil is rotated faster?
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| 6. A device that uses sound waves to move a coil can induce a small voltage signal in an external circuit that represents the sound. It is converting the energy in sound waves into electrcial energy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What is the name given to this device?
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7-9. A transformer is used to increase or decrease the voltage for an appliance. What are the missing values in the table below? Transformer formula: |
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10. The national grid uses step up transformers to produce very high voltages in long cables that link towns and cities. Why is this?
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Question 1:
The correct answer is:
C. The production of a voltage in a conductor due to a magnetic field.
This refers to electromagnetic induction — the process where a changing magnetic field induces a voltage (and possibly a current) in a conductor.
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Question 2:
The correct answer is:
C. Move the rod upwards or downwards.
For electromagnetic induction, the conductor must cut magnetic field lines — i.e., move perpendicular to the field.
Here, the field is between the north and south poles (likely horizontal between them). Moving the rod upwards or downwards (perpendicular to the field) will induce a voltage between A and B.
Options:
A – changing poles doesn’t induce voltage without motion.
B – copper instead of aluminium doesn’t matter; both conduct.
D – heating doesn’t induce voltage via magnetism.
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Question 3:
Step 1 – Understand current setup
Magnet dropped north pole first (N down, S up top).
As N approaches the coil, voltage is induced (positive reading according to meter).
Step 2 – Effect of changes on magnitude and sign
A. Drop south pole through first → Changes polarity of induced voltage (sign flips) → not still positive ❌.
B. Add more turns to the coil → Increases induced voltage (more turns = higher voltage) → not smaller ❌.
C. Move the magnet slowly → Slower change in magnetic flux → smaller induced voltage, but same polarity (because the field direction relative to coil is the same, just slower) ✅.
D. Use a stronger magnet → Increases induced voltage → not smaller ❌.
Correct answer: C. Move the magnet slowly through the coil.
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Question 4:
The induced voltage reverses direction if the direction of change of magnetic flux reverses.
The easiest way to reverse the polarity is to drop the opposite pole through first, because that changes the direction of the field change relative to the coil.
A. Drop the south pole through first → This makes the induced voltage opposite in sign compared to dropping north pole first → voltmeter moves to the left (if originally it moved right with north pole first) ✅.
B. Add more turns → Magnitude increases, but polarity same ❌.
C. Move magnet slowly → Smaller magnitude, same polarity ❌.
D. Use stronger magnet → Larger magnitude, same polarity ❌.
Correct answer: A. Drop the south pole through first.
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Question 5:
When you rotate the coil faster in an AC generator, two things happen:
The voltage increases — because the coil cuts through the magnetic field lines more quickly. The faster it moves, the more “magnetic action” happens each second, so the electricity produced gets stronger.
The frequency increases — frequency means how many times the voltage goes up and down (or changes direction) each second. If the coil spins faster, it completes each cycle of turning in less time, so it goes through more cycles in the same amount of time. That means the direction of the voltage changes more often — so the frequency goes up.
So, spinning faster gives you more voltage and more cycles per second — both increase together.
That’s why C is the correct answer.
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Question 6:
The correct answer is D. A microphone.
Here’s why:
A microphone converts sound waves (mechanical energy) into an electrical voltage signal by moving a coil in a magnetic field — that’s electromagnetic induction.
A loudspeaker does the opposite: it converts electrical signals into sound.
A dynamo or generator typically converts mechanical motion (like spinning) into electrical energy, but usually not directly from sound waves.
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Question 7:
We can use the transformer equation:
Vp / Vs = Np / Ns
Where:
Vp = primary (input) voltage
Vs = secondary (output) voltage
Np = primary turns
Ns = secondary turns
Vp=20, Np=100, Ns=500
20/Vs=100/500
Vs=100 V
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Question 8:
We can use the transformer equation:
Vp / Vs = Np / Ns
Where:
Vp = primary (input) voltage
Vs = secondary (output) voltage
Np = primary turns
Ns = secondary turns
Ns=1600, Vs=240, Vp=12
12/240=Np/1600
Np=1600/20=80
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Question 9:
We can use the transformer equation:
Vp / Vs = Np / Ns
Where:
Vp = primary (input) voltage
Vs = secondary (output) voltage
Np = primary turns
Ns = secondary turns
Np=400, Vs=60, Vp=12
12/60=400/Ns
1/5=400/Ns
Ns=400×5=2000
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Question 10:
The correct answer is D. Less current is needed, and therefore there is less power loss in the cables.
Here's why:
Power transmitted P=V×I.
For a given amount of power, if voltage V is increased (stepped up), current I decreases.
Power loss in cables is given by Ploss=I2R.
Lower current means much lower heating losses, so energy is transmitted more efficiently over long distances.
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