Answers to end-of-chapter questions

Chapter 20
1 relays, motors, electric bells (any order) 9 a i magnetised [1]
ii attracted or magnetised [1]
2 current, magnetic, turning, rotate
iii close [1]
3 a force (motion)
b any two from:
b magnetic field armature becomes permanently magnetised
c current would not release from core
contacts always closed [2]
4 a charged, field, force
10 a i current clockwise when viewed from top [1]
b electrons, cathode ray (or television)
ii anticlockwise or down on left and/or up
5 Someone presses the bell push. [1] on right [1]
A current flows through the electromagnet. [1]
The electromagnet attracts the iron armature. [1] b i faster or greater turning effect [1]
The hammer strikes the gong. [1] ii faster or greater turning effect [1]
At the same time, the circuit is broken
iii faster or greater turning effect [1]
at point A. [1]
The springy metal pulls the hammer back. [1]
The circuit is completed again at A. [1]
6 a The wire will swing the other way. [1]
b The wire will swing the other way. [1]
7 a downwards [1]
b to the right, [1]
by Fleming’s left-hand rule [1]
8 a downwards [1]
b upwards [1]
c The forces are unbalanced, [1]
and so provide a turning effect. [1]
d The force is zero, [1]
because the current does not cut
across the magnetic field (it is parallel
to the field). [1]

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