P4 Electric circuits

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0 1 A student investigated the current, potential difference, and

resistance of a parallel circuit.
Figure 1 shows the circuit he set up with two resistors, R1 and R2, in
parallel.
Figure 1

0 1 . 1 Complete the following sentence about the current in the circuit.

Give your answer in terms of A1 and A2.

The total current from the battery is . (1 mark)

0 1 . 2 The potential difference across the battery is 3.0 V.

Give the reading on voltmeter V1.

(1 mark)

0 1 . 3 R1 has a resistance of 100 Ω and R2 has a resistance of 300 Ω.

Choose the correct effective resistance of the two resistors in
parallel.

75 Ω 200 Ω 400 Ω

(1 mark)

0 1 . 4 Figure 2 shows how the resistance of a component changes with

temperature.

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Figure 2

Give the name of the component.

(1 mark)

0 1 . 5 Describe the relationship between the temperature of the component and its
resistance.

(2
marks)

0 2 A student investigated how the length of a resistance wire affected

its resistance.

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The apparatus she used is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3

0 2 . 1 The student has set up the equipment incorrectly.

Identify the student’s mistake and explain how to correct it.

Mistake:

Correction:

(2 marks)

0 2 . 2 Give two factors about the wire that must be kept constant.

(2 marks)

0 2 . 3 Describe how the student can use the equipment to find the
3 resistance of different lengths of the wire.

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(3 marks)

0 2 . 4 A length of wire is connected to a 9.0 V power pack and an

ammeter. The reading on the ammeter is 0.25 A.
Calculate the resistance of the wire. Give the unit.

Resistance: Unit: (4 marks)

0 3 . 1 Explain how a polythene rod gains a negative charge when rubbed with a
dry cloth.

(2 marks)

0 3 . 2 Explain what happens to rod A when rod B is moved towards rod A

(Figure 4). Rod B is positively charged.
Figure 4

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(2 marks)

0 3 . 3 Two objects are oppositely charged. Electrons in the air molecules

between the two objects experience a very strong force towards
the positive objects.
Give one reason why this may be dangerous.

(1 mark)

0 4 A current of 40 mA flows through a lamp for 300 seconds.

0 4 . 1 Write down the equation that links charge flow, time, and current.

(1 mark)

0 4 . 2 Calculate the charge flow that passes through the lamp. Give the
unit.

Charge: Unit: (4 marks)

0 4 . 3 Calculate the potential difference across the lamp when 2.76103 J of

energy are transferred by the lamp.
Use the equation:
energy transferred = charge flow  potential difference

Potential difference: V (3 marks)

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