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QUESTIONSHEET1
(a)3A/21
1
=1.5A
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(b)6V
11
(c)resistance=V/I
11
=6/1.5
11
=4
11
TOTAL/6
QUESTIONSHEET2
(a)5+10
11
=15
11
(b)I=V/R
11
=3/15
11
=0.2A
11
Unitsareessentialincalculations.Sometimesexaminationquestionsgiveablankspacefortheanswerfollowed
bytheunit.Sometimesnounitisgivenandyouareexpectedtosupplyit.Itisacommonmistaketoleavethe
unitsoutaltogetherdontgetintothisbadhabit.
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QUESTIONSHEET3
6v
(a)
http://www.sciwebhop.net/sci_web/physics/gcse/qb/circuit%20answers.htm
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symbolscorrect
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2and4resistorsinparallel
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5resistorinseries
11
(b)resistanceofparallelresistorsgivenby
11
11
11
sototalresistance=
11
+5=
(c)
11
=0.95A
11
Forparallelresistors,itissometimeseasiertousetheexpressionProduct/Sumforthetotalresistance.
i.e.hereweget24/(2+4)=8/6=4/3
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QUESTIONSHEET4
(a)(i)Poweroflampis6W
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whenusedon12V
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(ii)6W=6J/s
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5minutes=300s
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energytransferred=3006
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=1800J
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(b)(i)I=P/V=6/12
11
=0.5A
11
(ii)R=V/I=12/0.5
11
=24
11
(c)Nodifference
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24Vsharedbetween2lamps/pdacrosseachlampis12V1
Power is the rate of transferring electrical energy into other forms in this case, heat and light.A 6 W lamp
transfers6Joulesofelectricalenergyintoheat&lighteachsecond,since1W=1J/s.
TheformulaP=I/Visoneyouneedtoknow.
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QUESTIONSHEET5
(a)(i)0.610/20
11
=0.3A
11
(ii)0.6+0.3
11
=0.9A
11
(b)V=IR
11
0.610or0.320
11
=6V
11
Currentisinverselyproportionaltotheresistanceaslongasthepdisconstant.Sohalfthecurrentflowsthrough
theresistorthatistwiceasbig.
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QUESTIONSHEET6
(a)
11
R=5
11
(b)10+5
11
=15
11
(c)currentthroughsingleresistor=V/R=6/151
=0.4A
11
currentthroughparallelresistors=0.2A
1
In many questions, the value of the parallel resistors is the same. In this case, the total resistance is half the
valueofone.
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QUESTIONSHEET7
(a)(i)2+5+10
11
=17
11
(ii)1/R=1/2+1/5+1/10
11
=8/10
11
R=10/8=1.25
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(b)Currentlargerin(ii)
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currentinverselyproportionaltoresistance
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smallerresistancemeanslargercurrent
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QUESTIONSHEET8
(a)
11
=4
=21
Totalresistance=2+4=6
1 1
(b)I=V/R
11
=12/6
11
=2A
11
(c)R=4+3
11
=7
11
I=12/7or1.7A
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(d)R=3+6=9
11
I=V/R=12/9
11
=1.33A
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QUESTIONSHEET9
(a)C
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(b)(i)acompletepath
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forelectricitytoflow
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whenconnectedtoavoltagesupply
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(ii)A&D(both)
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Noelectricityflowsinthelastcircuit,becausethecellsaretheoppositewayroundfromeachother,
sotheycancelout.
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QUESTIONSHEET10
(a)switchshownineitherofthepositionsindicated
1
(b)Parallel
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(c)1.5/3
11
=0.5A
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(d)12V
1
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QUESTIONSHEET11
(a)Resistanceincircuitalterscurrent
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ammeterresistancemustbelowsoitdoesntaffect
currentflow
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(b)(i)Inparallelacrosscomponent
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(ii)voltmetermusthavehighresistance
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littlecurrentflowsthroughvoltmeter
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mostcurrentflowsthroughcomponent
11
Fortwoparallelresistors,1/R=1/R1+1/R2.Soifoneresistor(thevoltmeter)R2hasahighresistance,1/R2
isverysmallandthetotalresistanceisalmostthesameaswithoutthevoltmeter.
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QUESTIONSHEET12
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(a)
axeslabelled+units
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correctplotting
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smoothcurvedrawn
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(b)(i)no
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(ii)thegraphisnotastraightline
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orV/AR
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(iii)filamentlamp
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QUESTIONSHEET13
(a)Voltageisproportionaltocurrent1
forametalconductoratconstanttemperature1
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(b)
circuitsymbolscorrect1
ammeterinseries1
voltmeterinparallel
1
variableresistorinseries1
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QUESTIONSHEET14
(a)A=metalwire
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B=diode
11
C=lampfilament
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(b)A
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(c)C
1
AnohmicconductorobeysOhmslaw,soagraphofIagainstVmustbeastraightlinethroughtheorigin.
ThegradientofgraphCdecreasessotheresistancemustbeincreasing.
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QUESTIONSHEET15
(a)(i)
MACHINE
twoswitches
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inseries
11
withmachine
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(ii)eachswitchmustbeabletoturnoffmachine
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(b)switchesnotinseries
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eachmustbeabletoswitchlightonoroff
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needstwoparallelpartsofcircuit
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QUESTIONSHEET16
(a)SetupOhmslawcircuit
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11
measurepdacrosswireandcurrentthroughit
Testcomponent
1
measurelengthofwire
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changelengthofwireandrepeatexperiment
1
1
1
(b)(i)
Length(cm)
Resistance()
(ii)aslengthincreases1
resistanceincreases
directlyproportional1
(iii)aslengthvaries,resistancevaries
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currentvaries
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andlightdimsorbrightens
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Thefirsttwoorthreemarksofthisquestioncouldbeobtainedbydrawingalabelleddiagram.
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QUESTIONSHEET17
(a)A=battery
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B=lamp/lightbulb
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C=switch
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D=variableresistor
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(b)variescurrentinacircuit/actsasdimmerswitch
1
Youmustbeabletorecognisecircuitcomponents.Lookatthesyllabusoraskyourteacherwhichonesyoumust
know.Notethatabatteryismadeupoftwoormorecellsjoinedinseries
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QUESTIONSHEET18
(a)(i)1.5V
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(ii)0V
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(iii)3.0V
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(iv)1.5V
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(v)1.5V
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(b)carbulbneeds12v
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(c)increases
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QUESTIONSHEET19
(a)silvertooexpensive
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(b)copperistooheavy
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(c)rubberandPVC
21
(d)waterwillconductelectricity
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wouldgetshockwithwethands
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QUESTIONSHEET20
(a)Oneconnectedafteranotherinline
21
(b)240/20
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=12V
11
(c)bulbfrom40bulbsetuses6v
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highervoltagewouldcauseittoblow
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(d)(i)fusewouldblowrepeatedly
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(ii)faultwouldnotblowfuse
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couldbedangeroustooperator
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