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O-LevelPhysicsMagnetism5054/12 · May/June 2017 · Q361 Mark

What is the effect of using a split-ring commutator?

Ait ensures that the current is the same in all parts of a series circuit
Bit generates an alternating electric current
Cit produces a force on a current-carrying coil
Dit reverses the direction of the current in the coil of a motor

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D: it reverses the direction of the current in the coil of a motor

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Magnetism, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 36.

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