1.
The diagram below shows the electric field lines in a region of space. A
positively charged particle moves from P to Q.
Change in potential
between P and Q
A.
decreases
zero
B.
decreases
negative
C.
increases
zero
D.
increases
negative
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2.
In the circuit shown below, the cell has negligible internal resistance.
I1 = 2I2
B.
I1 = 2I3
C.
I2 = 2I3
D.
I3 = 2I1
3. In the circuit below, the voltmeter has a resistance 100 k. The battery has negligible internal
resistance and emf 6 V.
0 V.
B.
2 V.
C.
3 V.
D.
4 V.
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4.
Which graph best represents the relationship between the current I and the voltage V of a
filament lamp.
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5.
Which of the following is a unit for electrical resistance? (use P=iV or i^2R or V^2/R . . .
Hint)
2
B.
AV
D.
WV
A.
WA
C.
VW s
1
2
6.
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7.
Three resistors P, Q and R, are each labelled 100 . They are connected as shown.
The total resistance, when measured between points X and Y, is found to be 200 .
What is the correct explanation for the resistance reading?
A.
Resistor R is zero
B.
Resistor R is infinite
C.
Resistor P is zero
D.
Resistor P is infinite
8.
Which of the following is the correct value of the electronvolt, measured in SI Units?
A.
1.6 10
19
B.
1.6 10
19
C.
9.1 10
31
D.
9.1 10
31
J
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9.
Two charged plastic balls are separated by a distance d in a vertical insulating tube, as
shown.
C.
2d
B.
D.
4d
10. The graph below shows the variation with current I of the potential difference V across a
filament lamp.
950 .
B.
400 .
C.
0.95 .
D.
0.40 .
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11. In the circuit below, resistors X, Y and Z are connected in series with a 9.0 V supply.
Resistors X and Z are fixed resistors of resistance 3000 . The resistance of resistor Y may
be varied between zero and 3000 .
Which of the following gives the maximum range of potential difference V across the
resistors X and Y?
A.
0 to 6.0 V
B.
3.0 V to 6.0 V
C.
4.5 V to 6.0 V
D.
4.5 V to 9.0 V
12. The graphs below are the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of three electrical components
P, Q and R.
P only
B.
R only
C.
P and Q only
D.
P and R only
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13. Two pairs of uncharged parallel plates are placed in a vacuum and are connected as shown.
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14. X and Y are two identical conducting spheres separated by a distance d. X has a charge +6
C and Y has a charge 2 C. The electric force between them is + F (ie attractive). The
spheres are touched together and are then returned to their original separation d. The force
between them now is
A.
+F.
B.
C.
F.
D.
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15. A conductor of constant resistance dissipates 6.0 W of power when the potential difference
across it is 12 V. The power that will be dissipated in this conductor when the potential difference
across it is 24 V is
A.
6.0 W.
B.
12 W.
C.
24 W.
D.
48 W.
16. The resistors in each of the circuits shown below each have the same resistance.
Which of the following gives the circuits in order of increasing total resistance?
A.
B.
C.
D.
17. Which diagram below best represents the electric field pattern between a positively charged
conducting sphere and an earthed metal plate?
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18. Which of the following correctly describes the nature of electric potential and electric field
strength?
Potential
Field strength
A.
Scalar
Scalar
B.
Scalar
Vector
C.
Vector
Scalar
D.
Vector
Vector
19. The graph below shows the variation with potential difference V of the current I in an
electrical component.
Which one of the following is a correct statement about the resistance of the component?
A.
B.
For potential differences greater than V0, the resistance decreases with increasing
potential difference.
C.
The variation of current with potential difference is linear and so Ohms law is
obeyed.
D.
The battery transfers energy EB when charge Q passes completely around the circuit and the
resistor transfers energy ER. The emf of the battery is equal to
A.
B.
C.
D.
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21. Three equal point charges X, Y and Z are fixed in the positions shown.
The distance between q1 and q2 and the distance between q2 and q3 is 1.0 m. The electric
force between the charges at X and Y is F. The electric force between the charges at X and Z
is
A.
C.
B.
F.
D.
2F.
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22. The diagram below shows a charged rod R suspended by insulating strings. When a
stationary rod S is placed nearby, rod R is attracted towards it.
Consider the following statements regarding the possible nature of the rod S.
I.
Rod S is charged
II.
III.
I only
B.
II only
C.
III only
D.
23. In the circuit below the battery has emf 6.0 V and negligible internal resistance. The three
resistors each have resistance 10. A high resistance voltmeter is connected as shown.
2.0 V.
B.
3.0 V.
C.
4.0 V.
D.
6.0 V.
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24. An electrically neutral conducting sphere is suspended vertically from an insulating thread.
A point charge of magnitude Q is brought near the sphere. The electric force between the
point charge and the sphere
A.
B.
is always zero.
C.
is always repulsive.
D.
is always attractive.
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25. Which one of the following statements about electric potential gradient is correct?
A.
Electric potential gradient is numerically equal to the gradient of the electric field.
B.
Electric potential gradient at a point is numerically equal to the electric field strength
at that point.
C.
When one joule of work is done in moving one coulomb of charge between two
points, the electric potential gradient between the points is one volt per metre.
D.
When one joule of work is done in moving one coulomb of charge to a point, the
electric potential gradient at that point is one volt per metre.
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26. In which one of the circuits below is it possible to vary the current in the lamp by adjusting
the variable resistor? The cell has negligible internal resistance.
(1)
27. Four point charges of equal magnitude Q are placed at the corners of a square as shown
below. The centre of the square is at the origin of the x-axis and the y-axis.
At which position, or positions, is the electric potential due to the four point charges equal to
zero?
A.
B.
C.
D.
28. Two filament lamps X and Y are designed to operate at normal brightness when the potential
difference across the lamps is 6 V. Each lamp will just light when the potential difference
across it is 3 V.
The two lamps are connected in parallel to a 4 V supply of negligible internal resistance as
shown below.
The filament of lamp X breaks so that there is no current in it. The filament of lamp Y will
A.
B.
C.
D.
29. X and Y are two points in an electric field. The potentials at X and Y are VX and VY
respectively where VX > VY. A small, positive test charge +q is placed at X.
Which of the following is the work done per unit charge by the electric field on the charge
as the charge moves from point X to point Y?
A.
B.
C.
D.
30. A resistor of resistance 1.0 is connected in series with a battery. The current in the circuit
is 2.0 A.
The resistor is now replaced by a resistor of resistance of 4.0 . The current in this circuit is
1.0 A.
1.0 .
B.
2.0 .
C.
4.0 .
D.
5.0 .
B.
The current in a conductor is always proportional to the potential difference across the
conductor.
C.
D.
32. An electron and a proton are accelerated from rest through potential differences of the same
magnitude. After acceleration the speed of the electron is ve and the speed of the proton is vp.
Which of the following is the best estimate for the ratio
A.
2000
B.
C.
D.
33. The diagram below shows two long parallel plates that are oppositely charged. A positive
test charge +q is placed along the dotted line XY.
The charge +q is moved from X to Y. Which one of the following best shows the variation
with distance d from X of the magnitude F of the force on +q?
34. In the two circuits X and Y below, each cell has an emf E and negligible internal resistance.
Each resistor has a resistance R.
A.
C.
B.
2P.
D.
4P.
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35. A heater has a resistance R when the potential difference across it is 12 V. In the circuit
below, it is connected in series with a 36 V supply and a resistor S.
To ensure that the potential difference across the heater is 12 V, the resistance of the resistor
S should be
A.
C.
B.
D.
2R.
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36. The element of an electric heater has a resistance R when in operation. What is the
resistance of a second heater that has a power output three times as large at the same
operating voltage?
A.
C.
B.
3R
D.
9R
(1)
37. A battery of emf E and negligible internal resistance is connected to three resistors, each of
resistance R, a voltmeter and a switch, as shown below.
Switch closed
A.
less than E
B.
C.
less than E
D.
E
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B.
C.
D.
39. A positively charged sphere falls vertically in a vacuum between two long parallel plates
carrying opposite charges. Which one of the following diagrams best shows the path
followed by the sphere?
40. A plastic rod is rubbed with a cloth. At the end of the process, the rod is found to be
positively charged and the cloth is found to be uncharged. This involves the movement of
A.
B.
C.
D.
41. A cell of emf E and internal resistance r is connected to a variable resistor. A voltmeter is
connected so as to measure the potential difference across the terminals of the cell. Which one of
the following is the correct circuit diagram of the arrangement?
42.
(1)
A proton and an alpha particle are accelerated from rest from the positively charged
plate X to the negatively charged plate Y.
At the mid-point between the plates, the proton has a kinetic energy EK. At this point, the
alpha particle has a kinetic energy
A.
B.
E K.
C.
2EK.
D.
4EK.
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43. In the circuit below, the battery has negligible internal resistance. Three identical lamps L, M
and N of constant resistance are connected as shown.
The filament of lamp N breaks. Which of the following shows the subsequent changes to the
brightness of lamp L and lamp M?
Lamp L
44.
Lamp M
A.
decreases
B.
increases
C.
increases
decreases
D.
decreases
increases
3.0 V
B.
4.5 V
C.
5.0 V
D.
7.5 V
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45. A neutral conducting sphere is placed far away from a smaller, positively charged
conducting sphere. The spheres are joined for a short period of time by a metallic wire.
How do the charge and the electric potential of the spheres compare after the wire is
removed?
Charge
Electric Potential
A.
different
different
B.
different
same
C.
same
different
D.
same
same
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46. Three networks X, Y and Z are shown below. Each resistor has the same resistance.
A.
B..
C.
D.
47. A proton of mass m and charge e is accelerated from rest through a potential difference
V. The final speed of the proton is
A.
48.
B.
C.
D.
The earth connection to the sphere is removed and then the charged rod is removed. The
sphere S is found to be negatively charged. Which one of the following describes the
material of S and the movement of charge between S and earth?
Material of S
Movement of charge
A.
conductor
B.
insulator
C.
conductor
D.
insulator
49. The diagram below shows electric field lines in a region of space.
Which of the following diagrams best shows the variation with distance d of the potential V
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B.
the force per unit positive charge on a small test charge placed at that point.
C.
the work done on unit positive charge to move the charge to that point from infinity.
D.
the work done per unit positive charge to move a small test charge to that point from
infinity.
(1)
(b)
(i)
Calculate the total resistance between point A and point B of this arrangement.
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(1)
(ii)
Using your answer in (b)(i), deduce that the total resistance between point C and
point D is 8.4 .
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(2)
(iii)
One of the resistors in the arrangement shown in (b)(ii) becomes faulty. The
resistance between point C and point D is found to be 6.0 . On the diagram in
(b)(ii) above, identify the faulty resistor by drawing a circle around it. Deduce
the nature of the fault.
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(2)
(Total 6 marks)
In the circuit below an electrical device (load) is connected in series with a cell of emf
2.5 V and internal resistance r. The current I in the circuit is 0.10 A.
(ii)
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(2)
(iii)
(c)
A second identical cell is connected into the circuit in (b) as shown below.
The current in this circuit is 0.15 A. Deduce that the load is a non-ohmic device.
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(Total 11 marks)
(i)
emf: ....................................................................................................
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Ohms law: ....................................................................................................
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(2)
(ii)
State show the resistance of the component is determined from the graph.
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(1)
(b)
In the circuit below an electrical device (load) is connected in series with a cell of emf
2.5 V and internal resistance r. The current I in the circuit is 0.10 A.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(c)
A second identical cell is connected into the circuit in (b) as shown below.
The current in this circuit is 0.15 A. Deduce that the load is a non-ohmic device.
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(Total 12 marks)
48. Electricity
Static electricity
(a)
By reference to the movement of charge in a metal and in plastic, explain the electrical
properties of conductors and insulators.
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(b)
Explain why the electroscope has an electric potential with respect to Earth.
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(2)
(ii)
Outline why there is no electric field inside the metal cap of the electroscope.
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(2)
(iii)
A student touches the metal cap of the electroscope. Describe the movement of
charge that occurs.
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(2)
Current electricity
(c)
In order to investigate the variation of the current I in a variable resistor with the
potential difference V across it, a student set up the following circuit.
(i)
(ii)
(d)
The battery in (c) is to be used as the power source for an electrical device. The device
is rated as 0.8 V, 1.5 A.
Complete the circuit below to show how the battery may be connected so that the
device operates normally. Calculate the value of any other component you may use.
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(4)
(e)
Each heating element dissipates power P when connected to a supply of V volts. The
resistance of each element may be considered to be constant.
Complete the table below to give the total power dissipated, in terms of P, for the
switches in the positions indicated.
Switch S1
Switch S2
closed
closed
closed
open
open
open
Total power
(3)
(Total 20 marks)
By reference to the movement of charge in a metal and in plastic, explain the electrical
properties of conductors and insulators.
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(b)
Outline why there is no electric field inside the metal cap of the electroscope.
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(2)
(ii)
A student touches the metal cap of the electroscope. Describe the movement of
charge that occurs.
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(2)
The diagram below shows the circuit used to measure the current-voltage (I-V)
(ii)
mark the position of the contact of the potentiometer that will produce a reading
of zero on the voltmeter. Label this position P
b)
The graph below shows the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of two different
conductors X and Y.
(i)
State the value of the current for which the resistance of X is the same as the
resistance of Y and determine the value of this resistance
Current:
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Resistance: .....................................................................................................
(2)
(ii)
(c)
The two conductors X and Y are connected in series with a cell of negligible internal
resistance. The current in the conductors is 0.20 A.
Use the graph in (b) to determine
(i)
(ii)
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Electrical circuits
Andrew is set the task of measuring the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics of a filament
lamp. The following equipment and information are available.
Information
Battery
Filament lamp
marked 3 V, 0.2 A
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Potentiometer
resistance = 100
(a)
its resistance;
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(1)
(ii)
(b)
(i)
(ii)
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c)On the circuit diagram below, add circuit symbols to show the correct position of the
ammeter and of the voltmeter in order to measure the I-V characteristics of the lamp.
(2)
(d)
On the axes below draw a sketch graph to show the I-V characteristics for this filament
lamp.
(4)
(e)
Explain the shape of the graph that you have drawn in (d).
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(2)
(Total 14 marks)
In the space below, draw a circuit diagram that could be used to determine the currentvoltage (I-V) characteristics of an electrical component X.
(2)
The graph below shows the I-V characteristics for the component X.
The component X is now connected across the terminals of a battery of emf 6.0 V and
negligible internal resistance.
(b)
(ii)
shown below.
(c)
(i)
On the graph in (a), draw the I-V characteristics for the resistor R.
(2)
(ii)
(d)
(i)
(ii)
The supply is a battery that has an emf of 3.0 V and the ammeter and voltmeter are
considered to be ideal. The lamp is labelled by the manufacturer as 3 Volts, 0.6 Watts.
(a)
(i)
Explain what information this labelling provides about the normal operation of
the lamp.
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(2)
(ii)
Calculate the current in the filament of the lamp when it is operating at normal
brightness.
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(2)
Susan sets the variable resistor to its maximum value of resistance. She then closes the
switch S and records the following readings.
Ammeter reading = 0.18 A
She then sets the variable resistor to its zero value of resistance and records the following
readings.
Ammeter reading = 0.20 A
(b)
(i)
Explain why, by changing the value of the resistance of the variable resistance,
the potential difference across the lamp cannot be reduced to zero or be
increased to 3.0 V.
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(2)
(ii)
(c)
Calculate the resistance of the filament when the reading on the voltmeter is
(i)
0.60 V.
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(1)
(ii)
2.6 V.
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(1)
(d)
Explain why there is a difference between your answers to (c)(i) and (c)(ii).
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(ii)
(1)
In order to measure the voltage-current (V-I) characteristics of a lamp, a student sets up the
following electrical circuit.
(b)
On the circuit above, add circuit symbols showing the correct positions of an ideal
ammeter and an ideal voltmeter that would allow the V-I characteristics of this lamp
to be measured.
(2)
The voltmeter and the ammeter are connected correctly in the previous circuit.
(c)
cannot be increased to 12 V.
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(2)
(ii)
An alternative circuit for measuring the V-I characteristic uses a potential divider.
(d)
(i)
Draw a circuit that uses a potential divider to enable the V-I characteristics of
the filament to be found.
(3)
(ii)
Explain why this circuit enables the potential difference across the lamp to be
reduced to zero volts.
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(2)
The graph below shows the V-I characteristic for two 12 V filament lamps A and B.
(e)
(i)
(ii)
State and explain which lamp has the greater power dissipation for a potential
difference of 12 V.
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(3)
The two lamps are now connected in series with a 12 V battery as shown below.
(f)
(i)
(ii)
Use the V-I characteristics of the lamps to deduce the total current from the
battery.
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(4)
(iii)