IGCSE Physics – Electricity and magnetism Revision

4.4 Electrical safety

1) Link the wiring name, colour and function.

Name Colour Function

Live Blue Provide electrical power

Earth Brown Provides a return path

Neutral Green and Yellow Safety

2) An electrical shop in the UK, where mains electricity has a voltage of 230V, sells plug
fuses at three different ratings of 3 Amp, 5 Amp and 13Amp values. For the following
devices suggest which fuse rating would be most appropriate and why.

a) A 2 kW kettle.

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b) a 25 watt soldering iron.

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c) a games console that has a power consumption of 200 watts.

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d) a sound system with a peak power of a 1000 watts.

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3) Explain how the earth wire and fuse together can safely protect a person using
electrical equipment.

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4) An electrical hair dryer cable is said to be ‘double insulated’. Explain this term.

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5) A gamer is organising a LAN party and to provide electrical power for everyone
attending has chained several multi-plug adapters together. Why would you advice
against doing this?

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Chris Gozzard Physics – IGCSE Revision Series 1

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