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Moving-coil loudspeaker — AQA GCSE Physics Definition | GradeGen

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Moving-coil loudspeaker

GCSE Physics · key term

Moving-coil loudspeaker

Definition

A device in which a current-carrying coil moves in a permanent magnet’s field and drives a cone or diaphragm to produce sound.

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AQA GCSE Physics · 8463

Specification 4.7.2.4 · Paper 2

Revise: Loudspeakers

AQA Physics past papers

Exam tips

1
Headphones work by the same principle as moving-coil loudspeakers, but use smaller components.

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