English National Curriculum Science

4. Explore the motor effect and Left Hand Rule

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Describe what's meant by the motor effect

Calculate the size of the force generated by the motor effect

Determine the direction of a force by using Fleming's left hand rule

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copper

A chemical element with the symbol Cu (from Latin: cuprum) and atomic number 29.

connection

A relationship between two things, people, or groups. When there are two or more electrical devices present in a circuit with an energy source, the term used to bridge the two together.

motor

A coil of wire carrying a current in a magnetic field which is used to generate motion.

conductor

Materials that permit electrons to flow freely from particle to particle.

Fleming

Created left-hand rule (for motors) shows the direction of induced current when a conductor attached to a circuit moves in a magnetic field.

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