plumiThe motor effect: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on The motor effect (specification points 12.10–12.13), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 13 questions on The motor effect, as a list
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): Draw an arrow on Figure 7 to show the direction of the force, F, acting on the wire. Label this arrow ‘F’. (1)
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b)(ii) (1 mark): State one practical way of reversing the direction of force F. (1)
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b)(iii) (2 marks): In Figure 7 • current in the wire = 3.2 A • length of wire in the magnetic field = 0.042 m • magnitude of the force on the wire = 0.078 N Calculate the magnitud
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(i) (2 marks): The magnet and the wire each experience a force when there is a current in the wire. (2) 1 State the direction of the force on the wire. 2 State the direction
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(ii) (2 marks): The force on the wire is 0.15 N. The current in the wire is 2.7 A. The magnet produces a field with a magnetic flux density of 0.50 T. Calculate the length of t
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a)(iii) (2 marks): Figure 10 shows an electrical device connected to the wheels of an electric car. wires to battery wheel electrical device Figure 10 The electrical device is use
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(d) (2 marks): A wire is placed at right angles to the Earth’s magnetic field. The wire is 0.600 m long and carries a current of 93.1 mA. The force on the wire is 1.11 × 10−5
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(i) (2 marks): The magnetic flux density of the magnetic field at the roller is 1.2 T. The current in the roller is 2.5 A. The length of the roller carrying the current is 0.0
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(ii) (3 marks): Describe how Fleming’s left‑hand rule can be used to determine the direction of the force acting on the roller. You may draw a diagram to help your answer. (3)
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(c)(iii) (1 mark): Draw an arrow on Figure 8 to show the direction of the force acting on the roller. (1)
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): The direction of the force due to the magnetic field is (1) A down B up C towards the north pole of the magnet D towards the south pole of the magnet
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b)(ii) (1 mark): The interaction between the magnetic fields produced by the magnet and the current in the wire produces forces on the magnet and the wire. Compare these two for
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q3(b)(iii) (3 marks): Figure 5 shows a different wire inside a uniform magnetic field. wire magnetic field Figure 5 The magnetic flux density of the magnetic field is 0.72 N/A m. The
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