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The document discusses the motor effect, detailing how to use the left-hand rule to determine the direction of force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field. It includes practical questions about electric motors, efficiency calculations, and identifying anomalies in experimental results. Additionally, it provides a mark scheme for assessing responses to the questions.

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Left hand rule L1 with MS.doc

The document discusses the motor effect, detailing how to use the left-hand rule to determine the direction of force on a current-carrying conductor in a magnetic field. It includes practical questions about electric motors, efficiency calculations, and identifying anomalies in experimental results. Additionally, it provides a mark scheme for assessing responses to the questions.

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Motor effect L1

Q1.
The left-hand rule can be used to identify the direction of the force acting on a current-
carrying conductor in a magnetic field.

(a) Use words from the box to label Figure 1.

current field force potential difference

(3)

(b) Figure 2 shows an electric motor.

(i) Draw an arrow on Figure 2 to show the direction of the force acting on the
wire AB.
(1)

(ii) Suggest two changes that would increase the force acting on the wire AB.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________
(2)

(iii) Suggest two changes that would reverse the direction of the force acting on

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the wire AB.

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________
(2)

Practical skills/Retrieval practice

(c) A student used an electric motor to lift a mass. This is shown in Figure 3.

The student varied the electrical input power to the motor. For each different
electrical input power, he recorded the time taken to lift the mass and calculated the
output power of the motor.

The results are shown in the table.

Work done
Electrical Time taken to Output
lifting the
Test input power lift the mass power
mass
in watts in seconds in watts
in joules

A 20 24 2.4 10

B 40 24 1.2 20

C 60 24 0.8 30

D 80 24 0.2 120

The result for Test D is anomalous.

(i) Calculate the efficiency of the motor in Test D.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Efficiency = ____________________

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(2)

(ii) Comment on your answer to part (c)(i).

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(iii) Suggest a reason for this anomalous result.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)
(Total 12 marks)

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Mark schemes

Q1.
(a) field
correct order only
1

current
1

force
accept motion
accept thrust
1

(b) (i) arrow pointing vertically downwards


1

(ii) increase current / p.d.


accept voltage for p.d.
1

increase strength of magnetic field


accept move poles closer together
1

(iii) reverse (poles of) magnets


1

reverse battery / current


1

(c) (i) 1.5 or 150%


efficiency = 120 / 80 (× 100)
gains 1 mark
an answer of 1.5 % or 150
gains 1 mark
2

(ii) efficiency greater than 100%


or
output is greater than input
or
output should be 40 (W)
1

(iii) recorded time much shorter than actual time


accept timer started too late
accept timer stopped too soon
1
[12]

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