1. Five capacitors are combined in parallel.

Their total capacitance is their sum,

i.e. Ctotal = C1 + C2 + C3 + C4 + C5. Calculate the uncertainty in the total
capacitance if their values are:

(820 ± 20) x 10-9 F (560 ± 10) x 10-9 F (470 ± 10) x 10-9 F

(220 ± 40) x 10-9 F (180 ± 40) x 10-9 F

2. Calculate the difference, with its associated uncertainty, between the

following two readings:

57.6 ± 0.2 cm and 50.0 ± 0.1 cm

3. The wavelength of the laser light has been calculated from the gradient of a
graph to be 0.0064 ± 0.0002.

Use the equation λ = gradient × d to calculate the value, with its associated
uncertainty, of the wavelength λ where d has the value (1.00 ± 0.01) × 10−4 m.

4.

y (± 0.1) cm x (cm)
L (±1)
cm 1 2 3 4 5 Averag
e

250 6.4 ±
0.3

300 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8

350 9.0 8.8 9.1 8.9 9.2

400 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.3

450 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.6 11.5

500 12.9 12.6 12.9 12.8 12.8

The table shows data that has been collected from an experiment. Calculate the
missing averages. Report figures to correct number of S.F. with associated
uncertainty.
Use the equation: Y = 4x + 2 to calculate x with its associated uncertainty.
5.

Frequenc Current, I (mA) Average Uncertainty in

y,f (Hz) Current, Iave Iave
± 20 Hz (mA) (mA)
200 15.7 15.9 17.5 16.8 17.0

400 34.1 34.5 33.0 32.7 32.0

600 49.0 48.3 48.7 52.6 48.8

800 66.4 66.9 65.5 64.5 67.2

1000 79.0 83.7 83.4 80.3 85.0

The table shows data collected from another experiment.

a) Calculate the Average Current with its associated uncertainty.
b) Graph the data on the grid below with error bars.
c) Include an error line.
d) Calculate the gradient with its associated uncertainty
e) Show the relationship between Frequency and Current.
Average
Circuit
Current,
Iave
Graph of Average Circuit Current Against Frequency
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Frequency, f (Hz)