Class: O level
Topic: Static Electricity
Full Marks: 40
Duration: 50 mins ( including submission time)
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Name:: MARKS:40
TOPIC:CH18_19 TIME:1 HOUR
1. An ammeter is used to measure the current in a 300 Ω resistor. The ammeter
is shown below.
What is the potential difference across the resistor?
A 0.050 V B 1.8 V C 50 V D 1800 V
2. The diagram shows a circuit in which all the switches are open.
Which switch positions give a resistance of 6.0 Ω between X and Y?
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3. The diagram shows a circuit containing five resistors connected to a battery.
In which resistor is the current the smallest?
4. The resistance of a cylindrical wire P is 80 Ω. A second wire Q is made from
the same material. The cross-sectional area of Q is four times that of P. The
length of Q is twice the length of P.
What is the resistance of Q?
A 10 Ω B 40 Ω C 160 Ω D 640 Ω
5. The diagram shows a potential divider system of two resistors connected to a
6.0 V power supply.
What is the reading on the voltmeter?
A 1.0 V B 1.2 V C 3.0 V D 5.0 V
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6. The diagram shows a circuit.
What is the reading on the ammeter when the switch is open, and the reading when
it is closed?
7. A charge of 7.5 C flows through a resistor in 5.0 s. A student has ammeters
with different ranges that he can use to measure the current in the resistor.
Which ammeter range is the most appropriate?
A 0 - 1 A B 0 - 2 A C 0 - 5 A D 0 - 40 A
8. Three identical cells are connected in parallel to a resistor.
What is the advantage of using three cells in parallel, rather than using a single
cell?
A Each cell produces more energy.
B Each cell supplies more charge.
C Each cell takes longer to run down.
D The total electromotive force (e.m.f.) is larger.
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9. The voltage / current graph for a filament lamp is shown.
The voltage across the lamp increases. What happens to the temperature of the
lamp and the
resistance of the lamp?
10. A student tests the circuit of a press-button telephone with a lamp and a
battery.
Which single switch can be pressed to make the lamp light?
A0 B1 C5 D6
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1. A 12 V battery is connected in series to a 24 W lamp and to a parallel pair of
identical resistors X and Y. Fig. 9.1 is the circuit diagram.
The 24 W lamp lights at normal brightness when the potential difference (p.d.)
across it is 6.0 V.
The lamp is at normal brightness.(P=VI)
(a) Calculate the resistance of the lamp.
resistance = ...........................................................[3]
(b) Determine
(i) the p.d. between A and B,
p.d. = ...........................................................[1]
(ii) the combined resistance of the parallel pair of identical resistors X and Y,
resistance = ...........................................................[1]
(iii) the resistance of X.
resistance = ...........................................................[2]
(c) Resistor X is removed from the circuit in Fig 9.1.
Explain why the lamp becomes dimmer.
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2. (a) What is meant by the electromotive force (e.m.f.) of an electric power supply?
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(b) When connected to a 240 V supply, a desk lamp has a power rating of 60 W.
Calculate
(i) the current in the lamp,
current = ...........................................................[2]
(ii) the resistance of the lamp’s filament.
resistance = ...........................................................[2]
3. Fig. 3.1 shows an electrical circuit containing a 12 V power supply and a number of
resistors.
(a) Calculate the combined resistance of
(i) the 2 and 4 resistors in series,
resistance = ................................................ [1]
(ii) the 3 and 6 resistors in parallel.
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resistance = ................................................ [2]
(b) Calculate the reading of the ammeter in Fig. 3.1.
ammeter reading = ................................................ [2]
(c) Determine the potential difference across the 4 resistor.
p.d. = ................................................ [2]
4. Fig. 4.1 shows a circuit that contains a resistor connected to a power supply of 6.0 V and a
lamp L.
The resistor has a resistance of 60 . The lamp is marked 6.0 V, 0.90 W.
(a) Calculate
(i) the current in the resistor,
current = ...........................................................[2]
(ii) the current in the power supply.
current = ...........................................................[2]
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(b) A second lamp is added to the circuit shown in Fig. 4.1.
The second lamp is in series with the 60 resistor, but is not in series with lamp L.
(i) In the space below draw a circuit diagram of this new circuit.
The power supply, 60 resistor and lamp L have been drawn for you.
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(ii) The two lamps are identical.
Explain why the second lamp is dimmer than lamp L.A calculation is not required.
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