10 Worksheet (AS)

Data needed to answer questions can be found in the Data, formulae and relationships sheet.
1 Which of the following is the basic SI unit for electric charge? [1]
A ampere
B coulomb
C ohm
D olt
2 What are the charge carriers in a solution during electrol!sis? [1]
A electrons onl!
B positie ions onl!
C negatie ions onl!
D both positie and negatie ions
3 "here is a current of #.$% & through a lamp for %# minutes.
'ow much charge passes through the lamp? [1]
A ()* +
B ,.* +
C #.*# +
D #.#1 +
4 When a resistor is connected across a batter! of $.- . there is a current of #./( &.
What is the resistance of the resistor? [1]
A -.##
B 1.#$
C #.,-
D #.1/
5 & car headlamp when connected to a 1$ . batter! conerts energ! at a rate of (# W.
'ow much energ! is conerted when it is switched on for ( minutes? [1]
A $ 0
B 1$# 0
C /## 0
D 1(#

### 0
6 & current of $.# & passes through a component of resistance $% .
What is the rate of energ! transfer? [1]
A * W
B 1$ W
C %- W
D ,* W
7 +alculate the charge passing a point in a wire carr!ing a current of 1.$ & for /.# minutes. [$]
8 +alculate the current for a calculator batter! deliering a charge of /.- 1 1#
2/
+ in 1$# s. [$]
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9 & component is connected to a d.c. suppl!. "he suppl! has negligible internal resistance.
&t *.# ., the current in the component is #.#$/ &. When the p.d. is doubled, the current in the
component increases to #.1## &.
a +alculate the resistance of the component at *.# .. [$]
b Does the component obe! 5hm8s law? 9:plain !our answer. [$]
10 "he diagram shows the I;V
characteristics of two components
A and B.
+alculate the resistances of A and B. [$]
11 +alculate the potential difference across a component that transfers 1( 0 of energ! when a
charge of %.$ + flows through it. [$]
12 & 1$ ., /* W lamp is operated for 1 hour </*## s=. +alculate>
a the energ! dissipated b! the lamp [$]
b the current in the lamp. [$]
13 & solar cell deliers an aerage current of -# m& oer a *?hour period. +alculate the total
charge that flows from the solar cell. [/]
14 & resistance wire carries a current of $.# &. +alculate the number of electrons flowing past a
point in the wire per second. [/]
15 During a thunderstorm, a lightning stri@e has a current of ,### & and transfers a charge of
1- + to the ground. +alculate>
a the duration of the lightning stri@e [/]
b the number of electrons transferred to the ground. [$]
16 & 1## resistor can safel! dissipate #.$( W. +alculate the ma:imum current in the resistor. [/]
17 & filament lamp in a small torch is labelled as A1.( ., %## m&8. "he filament lamp transfers
(.#B of the electrical energ! into light and the remainder is dissipated as heat. +alculate>
a the power rating of the lamp [$]
b the power radiated as light [$]
c the resistance of the filament lamp. [$]
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18 & cell proides a constant current to a circuit. "he diagram shows the graph of current against
time.
a +alculate the flow of charge Q in a time t when the current is I. [1]
b 0ustif! the statement> Athe area under a current;time graph is equal to the
charge flow8. [1]
c Cien that the information in b is alwa!s true for an! graph of current against time,
estimate the total charge deliered b! a cell when the current aries as shown in the graph
below. [$]
"otal>
%(
Score> B
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