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ZIMSEC O-Level Physics

13.3Electromagnetic induction

Electromagnetic induction in ZIMSEC O-Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 13.3.1Describe an experiment showing that a changing magnetic field can induce an e.m.f.
  2. 13.3.2State the factors affecting the size of an induced e.m.f.
  3. 13.3.3Use the fact that an induced e.m.f. opposes the change producing it (Lenz's law).
  4. 13.3.4Predict the direction of an induced current (Fleming's right-hand rule).
  5. 13.3.5Describe the operation of a.c. and d.c. generators and the differences between them.

Lessons

  • Electromagnetic induction

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  • The a.c. generator and the d.c. generator

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Electromagnetic induction: sample question

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In which position of a generator coil is the induced e.m.f. zero?

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