The City School

Ravi Campus
Revision: Electricity and Magnetism
Name: _______________________________

Grade: _________________

1A filament lamp is labelled 240 V, 0.20 A.

(a) Calculate the resistance of the lamp at normal brightness.

resistance = ................................................ [2]

(b) The lamp is connected to a 240 V supply and switched on at time t = 0.
Fig. 1.1 shows the variation with t of the resistance of the lamp.

Fig. 1.1
Describe how the current in the lamp varies with t.
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(c) A second filament lamp has higher resistance.
State two differences between the two filaments that may cause the change in resistance.
1 The filament in the second lamp is ..............................................................................
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2 The filament in the second lamp is ..............................................................................
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2Fig. 2.1 is a graph of current against potential difference (p.d.) for a length of metal wire.

Fig. 2.1
(a) The metal wire obeys Ohms law. State Ohms law in words.
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(b) Calculate the resistance of the metal wire.

resistance = .................................................. [2]

(c) A new wire is made from the same metal as the original wire. The two wires have the
same length. The cross-sectional area of the new wire is half that of the original wire.
(i) Calculate the resistance of the new wire.

resistance = .................................................. [1]

(ii) On Fig. 2.1, draw a line to show how current varies with p.d. for the new wire. [2]

3 Fig. 3.1 shows a metal bar placed inside a vertical solenoid.

Fig. 3.1
The solenoid is a coil of several turns of insulated wire. A d.c. power supply is connected to
the solenoid so that there is a current in it when the supply is switched on. The metal bar is a
short distance above a small pile of iron paper-clips in a glass dish.
The power supply is
switched on,
left on for several seconds,
then switched off.
Describe the behaviour of the paper-clips when this procedure is carried out using a metal bar of
(a) aluminium,
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(b) iron,
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(c) steel.
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4Fig. 4.1 shows a 240 V a.c. mains circuit to which a number of appliances are connected and
switched on.

Fig. 4.1
(a) Calculate the power supplied to the circuit.
power = ..[1]
(b) The appliances are connected in parallel.
(i) State two advantages of connecting the appliances in parallel rather than in series.
advantage 1 ...............................................................................................................
advantage 2 ...............................................................................................................

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(c) Calculate
(i) the current in the refrigerator,

current = ..
(ii) the energy used by the fan in 3 hours,

energy = ..
(iii) the resistance of the filament of one lamp.

resistance = .
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5Fig. 5.1 shows an arrangement that could be used for making an electromagnet or apermanent magnet.

Fig. 5.1
Two bars of the same size are also available, one made of iron and the other of steel.
(a) (i) State which bar should be used to make a permanent magnet.
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(ii) Describe how the apparatus would be used to make a permanent magnet.
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(iii) Suggest one reason why the circuit contains an ammeter and a variable resistor.
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(b) During the making of a permanent magnet, the ammeter reads a steady current of 4.0 A
throughout the 5.0 s that the current is switched on. The voltage of the supply is 12 V.
Calculate
(i) the total circuit resistance,

resistance = ............................
(ii) the power of the supply,

power = .................................
(iii) the energy supplied during the 5.0 s.

energy = .................................
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(c) The potential difference across the variable resistor is 7.0 V and that across the ammeter is zero.
Calculate the potential difference across the magnetising coil.
potential difference = ................................. [1]