IGCSE Physics Specification

Edexcel 4PH1

Section 6: (d) Electromagnetic induction

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#6.15

know that a voltage is induced in a conductor or a coil when it moves through a magnetic field or when a magnetic field changes through it and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage

#6.16

describe the generation of electricity by the rotation of a magnet within a coil of wire and of a coil of wire within a magnetic field, and describe the factors that affect the size of the induced voltage

#6.17P

describe the structure of a transformer, and understand that a transformer changes the size of an alternating voltage by having different numbers of turns on the input and output sides

#6.18P

explain the use of step-up and step-down transformers in the large-scale generation and transmission of electrical energy

#6.19P

know and use the relationship between input (primary) and output (secondary) voltages and the turns ratio for a transformer:

\(\dfrac{\text{input (primary) voltage}}{\text{output (secondary) voltage}} = \dfrac{\text{primary turns}}{\text{secondary turns}}\)

#6.20P

know and use the relationship:

input power = output power


\(V_pI_p = V_sI_s\)

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