induced potential difference
What induced potential difference means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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What is produced when the field through the coil changes, lighting the lamp in a shake torch, and where the circuit is complete a current is induced.
A potential difference is induced across the conductor, and a current only where the circuit is complete.
Topics that use induced potential difference
- Induced potential (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
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