CAIE IGCSE Physics 4.5.2.1 Simple Form of a C Generator Questions

Learn how coils, slip rings and brushes work together to generate alternating voltage for an external circuit.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Physics 0625

Exam points

  • identify the coil, slip rings and brushes in a simple a.c. generator and state their functions
  • explain how rotating a coil in a magnetic field produces an alternating voltage and current
  • describe how slip rings maintain alternating connections to an external circuit

CAIE IGCSE Physics 4.5.2.1 Simple Form of a C Generator Questions question 1

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Fig. 8.1 shows how the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of a 60 Hz alternating current (a.c.) power supply varies with time.

Fig. 8.1

Fig. 8.1

Fig. 8.2 shows this power supply connected in a circuit.

Fig. 8.2

Fig. 8.2

State the name of component A .

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