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Loudspeakers and Headphones

Electromagnetism

Loudspeakers and Headphones

To explain how loudspeakers and headphones use electrical signals and magnetic forces to produce sound.

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What you will learn

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How a loudspeaker turns electrical signals into sound

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Why current in a coil produces a force

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How changing current moves the speaker cone

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How vibrations produce sound waves

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How signal frequency and size affect the sound

Explanation

Moving-coil speakers use the motor effect to convert varying electrical current into sound. A coil in a permanent magnetic field experiences a changing force, moving an attached cone. An alternating current reverses the force and makes the cone vibrate, producing air-pressure variations; headphones use the same principle on a smaller scale. Example: State the effect used. Motor effect. Distinguish the observation from the explanation, and support any judgement with evidence. Justify your answer.

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