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Transformers and their operation
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40 AQA GCSE Physics questions on Transformers and their operation, each with instant feedback and a full examiner-style mark scheme.

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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What are the two coils of a transformer called?

  1. The primary and the secondary
  2. The input and the resistor
  3. The anode and the cathode
  4. The north and the south
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✓ Answer: AThe primary and the secondary
The primary is connected to the supply and the secondary to the output.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What are the two coils of a transformer wound on?

  1. A glass rod
  2. A plastic frame
  3. A copper block
  4. An iron core
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✓ Answer: DAn iron core
Iron carries the changing magnetic field from one coil to the other very effectively.
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