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A metal detector consists of a battery providing an alternating current to a transmitter coil and a receiver coil connected to a loudspeaker. Using Faraday's Law of Induction explain how a metal detector works. (5 marks)

The alternating current flows through the transmitted coil and produces a magnetic field around the coil. (1 mark) When the detector passes over a magnetic object, the magnetic field passes through the ob...

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Answered by Mabast H. Physics tutor
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State Faraday's Law of electromagnetic induction, both qualitatively and quantitatively. How is Lenz's Law included in this? (4 marks)

emf= (-) d(magnetic-flux)/dt (1 mark)                                                                Faradays law of induction states that the electromotive force induced in any closed circuit is equal to...

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The mercury atoms in a fluorescent tube are excited and then emit photons in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Explain (i) how the mercury atoms become excited and (ii) how the excited atoms emit photons.

(i) As they pass through the fluorescent tube, they collide with the mercury atoms within it and this collision transfers energy to the atom. This energy transfer allows the atom's orbiti...

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A light wave with wavelength 590nm shines upon a metal and causes it to emit an electron with a speed of 5x10^5 m/s. What is the work function of the metal?

The first step for this question is to find out how much energy is absorbed by the electron above its work function. This is found with the kinetic energy equation: K.E.=1/2mv^2 The mass of an electron is...

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Answered by Bevan J. Physics tutor
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Complete the following nuclear equation p+ -----> n + ... + ...

This is a proton decaying into a neutron and two other subatomic particles. Here you have to consider various conservation laws, including: baryon number, lepton number and charge. (Energy and momentum ar...

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