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Shalini and his brother Amey observed a water-pump working , Shalini inquired how an electric motor works . Amey collected different parts of an electric motor e.g., field - magnets , cabon- brushes , armature , battery , switch, connecting wire , split - rings , etc, and showed them to Shalini . Amey then explained how an armature could rotate.
State the principle how an electric motor to works .

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When a current -carrying coil is placed in a magnetic field, it experiences a force .
The direction of this force is found by using the Fleming.s left - hand rule .
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