O Level Physics 5054, topic 4.5.4
Forces on a current-carrying conductor: past paper questions
7 Cambridge O Level Physics 5054 questions on Forces on a current-carrying conductor (4.5.4) from 7 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 7
- Papers
- 7
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 17
- Average per question
- 2.4 marks
- Largest question
- 11 marks
By type: Multiple choice 6 · Structured 1
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply0
- Analyse1
- Not banded6
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- calculateApply1 question
work out from given facts, figures or information
- explainAnalyse1 question
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20253
- 20242
- 20231
By session
- May/June5
- Oct/Nov2
By paper
- Paper 16
- Paper 21
Questions on this topic
Showing 5 of 7, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 31Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Two current-carrying conductors are placed next to each other. The current in the conductors is in the same direction. Which statement about the forces experienced by the conductors is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 35May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The diagram shows a loudspeaker that is producing a sound.
- Try this questionQuestion 37Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
A wire is placed at right angles to a uniform magnetic field. There is a current in the wire and it experiences a force. Beams of alpha-particles, beta-particles and neutrons are fired into the magnetic field in the same direction as the conventional current in the wire.
- Try this questionQuestion 34May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
The diagram shows a wire carrying a current in a magnetic field. What is the direction of the force on the wire?
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2025, paper 22Structured11 marksHas a diagram
Fig. 7.1 shows a simple d.c. motor. The poles at the ends of the magnets are not labelled.