Answer to Question #293162 in Physics for jesschay

Question

1. How do you explain the operation of a simple electric motor?

2. How do you explain the operation of generator?

3. What are the similarities and differences between electric motor and generator?

4. How do you imagine the kind of life if motors and generators were not discovered?

Answer 1

1. A simple electric motor uses electric current to create a magnetic field that makes the rotating part move.

2. The generator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy using the law of electromagnetic induction.

3. The similarities are in the construction: both have a rotor and stator and work using magnetic and electrical fields, converting mechanical and electrical energy into each other.

4. We would have no such great automation and quality of products like smartphones, cars, etc.