: The '''generator effect''' is used in [[Power Station|power stations]] to generate [[electricity]].
: The direction of the [[Electrical Current|current]] induced is shown by the 'right hand generator rule'.
: The '''generator effect''' is used in [[alternator]]s and [[dynamo]]s.
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<math>\overrightarrow{I}</math>: Second finger [[Electrical Current|current]].
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |This [[diagram]] shows that as the [[wire]] is moved through the [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]] a [[Electrical Current|current]] can be '''generated'''.
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===References===
====AQA====
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