Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

Fig. 9.1 presents a permanent bar magnet positioned beside a circuit containing a coil and a galvanometer.
(a)[1]

Suggest one metal that the magnet could be made from.

(b(i))[2]

Explain why current is produced in the coil.

(b(ii))[2]

State the polarity of end Q and explain the reason for this polarity.

(c)[2]

Suggest two changes that would make the galvanometer deflect in the opposite direction.

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