Answers to end-of-chapter questions

Chapter 21
1 conductor, magnetic, induced, circuit, current c Use the primary coil as the secondary
and the secondary as the primary. [1]
2 (answers from the top) d.c.; a.c.; a.c.; d.c.; a.c.; d.c.; a.c.
11 a i X: coil [1]
3 coil, rotate/turn, magnetic, e.m.f., current
ii Y: slip rings [1]
4 a movement iii Z: brushes [1]
b field b A.c. flows back and forth,
c current changing direction. [1]
D.c. flows in one direction only. [1]
5 high, smaller, less
+
6 a primary, core, secondary d.c.
b step-up, e.m.f./voltage
Current

c step-down, e.m.f./voltage 0
Time
7 Vp = p.d. across primary coil a.c.
Vs = p.d. across secondary coil
Np = number of turns on primary coil –
Ns = number of turns on secondary coil
correct (labelled) diagram [1]
8 Ip = current in primary coil
Vp = p.d. across primary coil 12 a more turns [1]
Is = current in secondary coil bigger area [1]
Vs = p.d. across secondary coil b stronger magnetic field [1]
9 a The magnetic field around the wire is turn the coil faster [1]
changing (it is cutting across field lines). [1] Vp Np
13 a = [1]
Vs Ns
b It will change sign / direction (from positive
to negative, or the other way round). [1] 5000 × 12
Ns = [1]
230
c She should move the wire more quickly. [1]
= 261 [1]
d No, [1]
because it is not cutting across the field b Ip × Vp = Is × Vs [1]
lines / the magnetic field is not changing. [1] 0.40 × 12
Ip = [1]
230
10 a So that less energy is lost during
transmission. [1] = 0.021 A [1]
Vp Np
b = [1] 14 a i deflection to one side [1]
Vs Ns
then goes back to zero again [1]
Ns
Vs =Vp × [1] ii same as i but opposite direction [1]
Np
3 × 200 b larger [1]
= = 60 V [1]
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 c smaller [1] iii deflection on voltmeter
(in same direction as in ii) [1]
d nothing (or small oscillations about zero
position or blurred light spot) [1] b use a stronger magnet [1]
move coil or magnet faster [1]
15 a i no deflection on voltmeter [1]
add more turns to coil [1]
ii deflection on voltmeter [1]

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