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Paper 2 · June 2019 · Physics

Give one everyday application of the force produced when a current carrying wire is placed in a magnetic field.

Model answer

electric motor

Also accepted: motor, electric motors, loudspeaker, moving coil galvanometer

Explanation

In an electric motor a current carrying coil sits in a magnetic field, and the force on its two sides turns the coil continuously. A loudspeaker and a moving coil meter use the same effect.

Derived from ZIMSEC Combined Science 4003/2, June 2019, Q5(b)

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