Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electromagnetic effects

Electromagnetic effects — practice question

The diagrams illustrate the coil in a d.c. electric motor in two different positions. When the coil turns through $180^\circ$, the direction of current in the coil changes from PQRS to SRQP. Which component of the motor causes the current to reverse?

  • Athe brushes
  • Bthe coil
  • Cthe magnets
  • Dthe split-ring commutator

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