AQA GCSE Physics

Transformer equation
Question Answer Marks / Notes
1a Vp = Vs (np / ns) 1
1b np = ns (Vp/Vs) 1
1c Vs = Vp (ns/np)
1d ns = np (Vs/Vp)
2a
i) ns = np (Vs/Vp) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 50 x (240 / 12) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 1000 turns
ii) Vs = Vp (ns/np) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 12 (25 / 50) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 6V
iii) ns = np (Vs/Vp) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 50 x (48 / 12) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 200 turns
2b
i) ns = np (Vs/Vp) 1 mark for correct substitution.
=30 x (33 / 20) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 50 turns
ii) Vs = Vp (ns/np) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 20 x (5/500) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 0.2V
iii) np = 5 ns = 30 (ns/np=6) 3 marks for correct chosen
np = 50 ns = 300 (ns/np=6) values with ratio of 6.
3a
i) iron 1 marl
ii) ns = np (Vs/Vp) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 4 x (120 / 10) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 48 turns
iii) 0V 1 mark
3b
i) Increased efficiency. 1 mark
ii) Prevent power loss. 1 mark
iii) np = ns (Vp/Vs) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 44000 (25000 / 275000) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 4000 turns
3c
i) step down 1 mark
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ii) np = ns (Vp/Vs) 1 mark for correct substitution.

= 66 x (6 / 4) 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
= 99 turns
iii) Transformer K 1 mark reading data from
ns = np (Vs/Vp) graphs
= 50 x (8 / 6) 1 mark for correct substitution.
= 67 turns 1 mark for correct answer.
1 mark for correct units.
Transformer L
ns = np (Vs/Vp)
= 50 x (12/6) .
= 100 turns
iv) answer 4V 1 mark

transformer L; input 3V output 6V

transformer ; input 6V output 4V

3d
i) step down 1 mark
ii) 4V 1 mark
iii) Best fit line; values for ns=50 3 marks – using any valid values
from graph.
np = ns (Vp/Vs)
= 50 x (10 / 5)
= 100 turns