Direct Currents

7.
1 (a) i . . s ows a e ec ric circui powere a . a er o e i i e
i er a resis a ce.

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12.0 V V
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A

Fig. 7.1
e ermi e e amme er a e o me er rea i sw e

(i) e swi c S is ope

(ii) e swi c S is c ose .

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(b) e same power source is ow co ec e o a po e ia i i er co sis i o a
a a resis or. i . . .

i emi i io e is a input transducer w ose resis a ce ca

c a e accor i o e amou o i a i o i.

10 k

12.0 V

LDR V

Fig. 7.2

(i) Explain the word ‘input transducer’.

……………………………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………………………………………….

(ii) a is e resis a ce o e w e e o me er rea s

.

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212 EITHER

s u e ma es a . a er co ec i wo ce s o e ec romo i e orce e.m. . . i

para e . e a er a amme er wi i ere ra es a ree i ere resis ors are use o se
up e circui s ow i i . . .

Fig. 12.1

(a) a e a exp ai o e a a a e o usi wo ce s i para e ra er a usi a si e

. ce .

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..

..

(b) e o a resis a ce o e circui is . .

a cu a e e resis a ce o X.

resis a ce o X .

(c) (i) e ermi e e rea i o e amme er.

rea i .

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 (ii) u es a sui a e ra e or e amme er.

(d) ae e po e ia i ere ce p. . across e

(i) . resis or a

p. . .

(ii) . resis or.

p. . .

(e) e s u e se s up a seco circui usi a aria e .c. power supp a amme er a

a me a i ame amp. e circui is s ow i i . . .

Fig. 12.2

e .c. power supp is se o a e amme er rea i is . . e su e

c a es e e.m. . o e .c. power supp o . . e amp ims a e amme er
rea i c a es.

(i) aea exp ai w a appe s o e resis a ce o e i ame amp.

(ii) a e w e er e ew amme er rea i is ess a e ua o or rea er a .

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3 10 i . . s ows a ower u i co ec e o a ermis or a a .c. power source. e
ower u i as a co s a resis a ce o . e resis a ce o e ermis or is
s ow i e rap i i . . .

ower
u i

Fig. 10.1
esis a ce

empera ure

Fig. 10.2

(a) se e rap o e ermi e e resis a ce o e ermis or w e e room

empera ure is a .

.. .

(b) a cu a e e curre rou e ower u i w e e room empera ure is a

.

curre rou e ower u i .................................

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 (c) Exp ai ow e spee o e ower u i c a es w e e room empera ure
i creases.

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.. .

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(d) e ower u i ee s a mi imum o po e ia i ere ce o o opera e.
e ermi e e mi imum room empera ure a e ower u i wi s ar o opera e.

mi imum empera ure .................................

(e) Exp ai ow is circui is sui a e i opera i a ou oor ower u i or o a

a i opera io s.

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