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2005 June
Q2: The circuit below contains a 1.5V dry cell, an ammeter and a thermistor at room
temperature.
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(b) What happens to the resistance of the thermistor as its temperature increases?
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(c) What happens to the current as the temperature of the thermistor increases?
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Q10: (a) The drawing shows an electrical circuit containing a cell, a lamp and some
insulated copper wire with clips.
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Why do the particles flow from the negative terminal to the positive terminal?
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(b) A student has a reading lantern. It contains a 1.5 V rechargeable battery. The
lantern uses solar cells to charge its battery during the day. The student switches on the
lantern at night to read.
Use the relationship E = V x I x t to calculate the average current from the battery
when it delivers 216 J in 2.0 hours.
Show how you get your answer and include the unit.
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(Total 6 marks)
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2005 Nov
Insulator Conductor
Cloth
Rod
(b) Explain in terms of electrons how the rod and cloth become charged as shown.
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Q7: In the series circuit below, a lamp is lit to full brightness by direct current from a
1.5 V cell.
(a) State two differences between mains electricity and that supplied by the 1.5 V cell.
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2 ...................................................................................................................................(2)
(b) Draw a parallel circuit using the 1.5 V cell to show how two lamps could be switched
on and off independently and lit to full brightness.
(2)
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Q11: A torch uses three cells to light a bulb. The voltage across the bulb is 4.5 V and
the current in it is 1.5 A.
(a) Calculate the power input, in watts, to the torch bulb.
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Power = ...............................W
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(b) Use the equation
energy transferred = current xvoltage xtime
to calculate the energy, in joules, transferred to the bulb when the torch is used for ten
minutes.
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Energy = ...................................... J
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(c) The filament in the torch bulb is made of tungsten which is a metal.
(i) Describe the nature and direction of the current in the filament.
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(ii) The filament has a high resistance. What is the effect of the current in the
filament? Explain this.
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2007 June
(a) (i) The switch is closed. Name two components in the circuit, other than the lamp,
which affect the size of the current.
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(ii) The current is 0.40 A. Calculate the charge that flows during a time of 20 s.
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(b) You are asked to connect a second lamp so that each lamp can be switched on and off
independently. Show, by drawing on the circuit above, how this can be done. (2)
(Total 6 marks)
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2007 Nov
Q2: A circuit contains a resistor R, a thermistor and a buzzer connected to a cell as shown. The
circuit can be used as a simple fire alarm.
(ii) What happens to the current in the circuit when the temperature increases?
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(b) (i) State the equation which relates voltage, current and resistance.
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(ii) When temperature increases, does the voltage across R stay the same, increase or
decrease?
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(c) The buzzer starts to sound when the voltage across R is a particular value. Add a
voltmeter to the circuit diagram to show how this voltage is measured. (1)
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Q9: The diagram shows an electrical circuit.
(b) Complete the table to show what each abbreviation represents in the equation
Q=Ixt
Abbreviation Representation
Q
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t time
(2)
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Q13: The diagram shows a 9 V battery.
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(c) The battery supplies an average current of 0.20 A for 3.0 hours. Use the equation
energy transferred = current voltage time
to calculate how much energy the battery transfers during this time and give its unit.
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(e) The battery is described as a 9 V d.c. supply.
State what the letters d.c. stand for.
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(f) State two differences between a mains supply and the supply from the battery.
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(Total 10 marks)
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2008 june
(i) State the equation which relates current, resistance and voltage.
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(ii) Calculate the voltage across the LDR. Show your working and give the unit.
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Effects on . It will
the resistance of the LDR
Current in the LDR
(2)
(Total 5 marks)
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Q4: (a) The diagram shows how a student connects several components in a circuit. The
student uses four identical 1.5 volt cells.
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(iii) The student expected the lamp to be brighter and the reading on the voltmeter to
be 6.0 V.
The voltmeter is working correctly.
Give two reasons why the reading on the voltmeter is less than 6.0 V.
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(b) The graph shows how the current in a filament lamp varies with the voltage across
it.
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Explain why the graph is not a straight line.
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Question Correct Answer Acceptable Ans. Marks
No.
4a (i) (semiconductor)diode Reject if written: LED 1
light emitting diode
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Q6:(a) When you rub a polythene rod with a woollen cloth the rod becomes negatively
charged.
(i) Complete the labels on the diagram.
(1)
(ii) Explain why the polythene rod then remains negatively charged for some time.
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(iii) If you rub a copper rod rather than a polythene rod, the copper rod will not stay
charged. Why not?
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Q16: (a) Complete the sentence:
(b) The circuit diagram shows a 1.5 V cell connected to a resistor. The current in the
circuit is 0.60 A.
(i) How much charge in coulombs flows through the cell in 2.0 s?
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(ii) How much energy in joules is transferred to the resistor during this time?
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(c) State two changes to the value of the circuit components that would each allow four
times as much energy to be transferred to a resistor in a two-second period.
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2008 Nov
B ............................................................................................................................... (1)
C ............................................................................................................................... (1)
D ............................................................................................................................... (1)
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Q5: (a) Explain why it may be dangerous to switch on a light when your hands are wet.
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Fuse ...............................................................................................................................
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Q8: (a) A student connects a 12 V battery to a resistor as shown.
(i) Draw an arrow in the resistor to show the direction of electron flow. (1)
(ii) Explain your answer.
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(b) The potential difference across the wire AB is 0.20 V when the current in the circuit
is 3.0 A.
The student leaves the circuit connected for 4 minutes.
(i) How much energy in joules is transferred from the battery to the wire AB in this
time?
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2009 June
Q6: In electrostatic paint spraying, the surface being painted is given a negative charge. The
paint emerges from the paint sprayer carrying a positive charge.
(a) The diagram shows a metal frame being painted.
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(ii) After one coat of this paint the paint is no longer attracted to the frame. Explain
why this is.
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(b) A feature of electrostatic paint spraying is that the back of the metal frame is painted.
Explain why this happens.
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(c) A disadvantage of electrostatic paint spraying is that many other things like walls get
painted as well. Suggest how this can be avoided.
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(d) Name two other uses of electrostatic charges.
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Q11: The circuit diagram shows a metal filament lamp connected in series to a battery, a closed
switch and a component X.
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(c) Complete the table for the equation in the box by writing the unit name in full.
Q=Ixt
(d) (i) Name the particles which flow in the wire from A to B.
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(ii) Explain why they flow in this direction.
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2009 Nov
Q1: A student uses a hair dryer. The hair dryers plug contains a fuse.
The diagram shows the fuse.
(a) Explain how the fuse prevents too large a current in the hair dryer.
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(b) The hair dryer is rated at 240 V, 1500W. Calculate the current rating in amps of the
hair dryer.
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(c) The fuse in the hair dryer blows and the student has to replace it.
The following fuses are available:
1A 3A 5A 13 A
i)Which fuse should the student choose? Put a cross ( ) in the correct box.
Fuse Put
Rating cross
1A
3A
5A
13A
(ii) Explain your choice.
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(d) A hair dryer heats up air.
Name one other example of electrical heating used in the home.
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(Total 8 marks)
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Question Acceptable Ans. Extra Information Marks
No.
1(a) wire melts/blows 1
breaks circuit/no current
1(b) Use of P = V I 3
1500 / 240
= 6.25 (A)
1c(i) 13A 1
1c(ii) all the others would blow dop 1
1(d) toaster / oven / kettle /bread not microwave 1
machine
/soldering iron etc.
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Q13: A laptop computer has a rechargeable battery.
The battery takes 4 hours to charge fully when a voltage of 6 V is used with a current of
1.2 A.
(a) Use the equation
energy transferred = current voltage time
to calculate the energy transferred.
Show your working and give the unit.
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(i) Voltage is the energy transferred per unit ................................................ passed. (1)
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2010 June
Q1: The circuit diagram shows how a student connects several components.
These include four identical 1.5 volt cells.
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Voltage across the rest of the circuit = ................................. V (1)
(d) The reading on ammeter R is 40 mA.
State the reading in milliamps on each of the other two ammeters.
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Q7: A balloon is rubbed with a dry cloth on a dry day.
The balloon then sticks to a wall.
This is because the balloon has gained negative charge.
by .............................................. . (3)
(b) The surface of the wall near to the balloon has a ..............................................charge.
This is because objects with .............................................. charges attract each other. (2)
(Total 5 marks)
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Question Acceptable Ans. Extra Information Marks
No.
7a (negative) electrons dna negative charges 1
(dry) cloth .. balloon both required 1
friction correct order essential 1
7b positive /+ Accept different 1
opposite/unlike 1
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Q9: (a) Put a cross ( ) in front of two statements to show which of the following statements are
correct.
A 1 V is the ratio of energy transferred to charge passed.
B 1 V is the voltage when a current of 1 A dissipates 1 W of power.
C 1 V is the voltage when 1 J of energy is transferred when 1 C of charge passes.
D 1 V is the ratio of resistance to current.
(2)
The terms conventional flow and electron flow are both used in current
electricity.
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(c) The student also had a stopwatch.
She recorded the following readings:
V = 3.0 V
I = 0.75 A
t = 2.0 minutes.
Calculate:
(i) the charge, in coulombs, passing through the resistor in 2.0 minutes
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2010 Nov
Q1: (a) State an equation which relates voltage, current and resistance.
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(c) The following circuit diagram shows the places where a student measures the current
in a circuit.
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(ii) State the reading in amps on
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(d) The following circuit diagram shows how a toymaker connects the lights in a toy
house.
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