Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

The diagram illustrates a wire placed in the magnetic field between the two poles of a magnet. As the graph shows, the current in the wire alternates repeatedly between a steady value in one direction and a steady value in the opposite direction. What happens to the wire?

  • AThe force on the wire alternates between one direction and the opposite direction.
  • BThe force on the wire is constant in size and direction.
  • CThere is no force acting on the wire at any time.
  • DThere is only a force on the wire when the current reverses.

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