17 Abattery moves a charge of 60 C around a circuit in a time of 15s. What is the current in the circuit? AGA B 15a Cc 60A D 900A 48 The potential difference between the ends of a conductor is 12 V. How much electrical energy is converted to other forms of energy when 100 C of charge flows through the conductor? A 012d B a3J c eB D 12004 19. The re material. nce of a cylindrical wire P is 80 ©. A second wire Q is made from the same ‘The cross-sectional area of Q is four times that of P. The length of Q is twice the length of P. wire P wire Q What is the resistance of Q? A 109 B 409 c 1609 D 6400 What is the resistance of Q? A 100 B 409 © 1609 D 640020 The diagram shows the wiring of a mains electrical appliance. The appliance has a metal case and a switch. There are three wires X, Y and Z in the mains cable connected to the plug [Turn over heating element heating cable to plug element cable to plug What should wires X, Y and Zbeto _— make the appliance safe to use? wire X wire Y wire Z A live earth neutral B live neutral earth c neutral earth live D neutral lve earth8 Fig. 8.1 shows a battery of e.m-. 6.0 V connected to four resistors. wel] [Jeo B D Fig. 8.1 (a) Calculate the total resistance of the circuit. resistance = {b) Calculate the current supplied by the battery. current = oAL2) {) (i) State why the potential difference between points A and B is 3.0 V. (1) (ii) Determine the potential difference between points C and D. potential difference = V2) [Turn over41 Fig. 11.1 shows the IV graph for a filament lamp. 40 30 ccurrent/mA. 10 0. 0 2 4 6 a 40 12 voltage/V Fig. 14.4 (@) Calculate the resistance of the lamp when the current flowing through itis, () 10mA, resistance = 202] (i) 35ma, resistance on (b) The resistance of an ohmic conductor does not change with increasing current. Explain why the resistance of lamp changes from (a)() to (i), with increasing current.{c) There are 30 lamps at various places in a restaurant. Table 11.2 shows details of the lamps used in the restaurant. Table 11.2 position of lamps number of lamps | power of each lamp 7 W dining area 26 12 kitchen 4 40 In the lighting circuit, all the lamps are connected in parallel to each other and to the mains supply. The voltage of the mains supply is 230 V. (i) Calculate the total current in the lighting circuit when all the lamps are switched on. coe A [2] (ii) A fuse is used to protect the entire lighting circuit when a fault develops. Explain why a 2 A fuse would not be suitable to protect the circuit. 4 3] (ii) Explain why, for reasons of safety, the switch should be connected into the live wire rather than the neutral wire. [1]19 ‘A small electric motor of power rating 3.0 W is connected to a battery which can deliver 3600 J of energy before the battery is exhausted How long can the motor operate? A B c D 20 minutes 180 minutes 200 minutes 10800 minutes ‘A12.V rechargeable battery is charged for 20 minutes by connecting it to a power source. ‘The battery is supplied with 7.2 x 10* J of eneray during this time. How much charge flows through the battery? A B c D 5.0C 30c 6000 ¢ 864 000 CFig. 9.1 shows an electrical circuit containing a 10 V power supply and a number of resistors. 10v Fig. 9.4 When switches X and Y are closed, the voltmeter and ammeter readings are 4.26 V and 1.92 A respectively. (a) Calculate the resistance of resistor M. resistance 1 (b) Calculate the amount of charge that passes through the battery in 20 s charge = cm {(¢) Describe how the ammeter and the voltmeter readings will change when switch Xis opened while switch ¥ remains closed fo]12 A refrigerator has a power rating of 200 W at 240 V operating voltage. It is connected to 2 240 V a.c. mains with an electric kettle rated 1 KW, 240 V, as shown in Fig. 12.1 switch kettle refrigerator 240V ny ae ne fuse = — Fig. 12.4 (a) Suggest a suitable rating for the fuse. fuse rating = wcesesnenene (2) (b) Given that each unit of electricity cost $0.22, calculate the total cost incurred when both the kettle and the refrigerator are switched on for 40 minutes. C08 esssentennsesne [2] {6) Two new set of wires P and @ have the same length and are made of the same material. The cross-sectional area of wire P is three times larger than that of wire Q. State and explain the value of resistance Q with respect to P. ra)(d) Fig, 12.2 shows an electric kettle. 4 Fig. 12.2 ())_ Explain why the surface of the kettle is made of chromed silver. (2) (li) State where the heating element ofthe electric kettle should be positioned and explain your answer. 2 END OF PAPER18. 19. ‘The V4 characteristic graph of a conductor is as shown in the figure. v Which of the following statements about the conductor is correct? Its resistance decreases as the current increases. The conductor has a fixed resistance. Its an ohmic conductor. Current is directly proportional to potential difference. pomp How many kWh of electricity are consumed when a 4000 W electric oven is used for cooking for 30 minutes? 2.0 kWh 6.0 kWh 120 kWh 12.000 kWh vou>20. The figure below shows the main parts of an electric iron, Fuse °—<— To mains supply 7 Heating Metal case element In which of the following situations will the fuse blow when the switch is closed? ‘The fuse is connected to wire Y instead of wire X. The insulation at contact Y is worn out and the wire touches the metal case. The insulation at contact X is worn out and the wire touches the metal case. ‘The earth wire is removed from the electric iron. poop41 (a) Fig. 11.1 represents an electrical circuit containing a battery, ammeters As and A2 of negligible resistances, and three resistors, 2v I |-—@)—— x Y Zz AA 450 Fig. 14.4 (i) Calculate the resistance between X and Y. resistance between X and Y= 1 i) Calculate the resistance of the circuit between X and Z. resistance between X and Z = 1If the battery has negligible intemal resistance, what will be the readings of the voltmeter V and ammeters At and Az? reading of voltmeter V = ...ccscussnsee tt) reading of ammeter At = ....ccccsneeneee tt) reading of ammeter Aa = ....ccccseeeneee tt) (iv) Awire of negligible resistance is connected across X and Y, what will be the readings of ammeters Ai and A? reading of ammeter Ay = ....ccccsneeneee tt) reading of ammeter Az = tt{b) The diagram shows the three wires of an electrical mains supply connected to a water heater. The live wire carries a current of 4 A. (0 Ifwater heater is operating properly, what will be the size of the currents in the neutral and earth wires? current in neutral wire = . Avand current in earth Wit = oo scessessenessessesee AEA (ii) Describe the electrical fault which the earth wire is protecting against. [1] (lil) Hence describe how the earth wire work to protect against the electrical fault in your answer to (ii). 1 END OF PAPER419. The diagram shows three identical bulbs connected to a cell Q ee -O- On ‘Another copper wire is now connected from M to N, across bulb P. Which statement is correct? Qand R do not ight up and P gets brighter. and R do not light up with no change in the brightness of P. P does not light up and Q and R get brighter. PP does not light up with no change in the brightness of Q and R. oom> 20 What happens when a 250 V, 2500 W water heater is connected to a mains supply using a plug fitted with a 13 A fuse? the heater bums out the heater works normally the fuse in the plug melts the heater runs at half power vom>Fig. 9.1 shows a circuit which consists of three resistors connected to a battery of e.m.f. 12 V. @ (bo) nv | ilk 30a . 300 A B 200 con toa Fig. 04 Cateate (i) the current flowing through the 3.0 0 resistor, current (ii) the potential difference across the 3.0 0 resistor. potential difference (i) Calculate the potential ifference across the 2.0 2 resistor. potential difference (ii) Hence, calculate the energy transferred in 40 s in the 2.0 0 resistor. {1 [21 or:2 Fig, 12.1 shows the electrical wiring in a table lamp. wire A Fig. 12.4 (a) The lamp is marked “240 V, 90 W". The lamp is switched on for 10 minutes. (Calculate the current drawn by the lamp. (li) Calculate the amount of charge passing through the lamp. charge (©) Explain why wire A rather than wire B Is connected tothe live terminal in the plug,(©) State which wire carries no current when the table lamp is working normally. a (d) Wire A becomes loose and touches the metal case. Explain why a person who touches the casing does not get electric shock (@) Asecond lamp is double insulated. Explain whether an earth wire is required for the second lamp. 2) END OF PAPER