8 Three cells are connected in series making a battery, as shown in Fig. 8.1. The e.m.f.

of each
cell is 1.5 V. A resistance of 15Ω is connected to the battery.

Fig. 8.1
(a) What is the total e.m.f. of the battery
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(b) Calculate the current in the circuit.

State the equation that you use.

current = ............................. [3]

(c) A battery can be made from cells connected in parallel, as shown in Fig. 8.2.

Fig. 8.2
State one advantage of connecting the cells in parallel.
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9 Fig.9.1 shows three combinations of resistors connected between points X and Y. All the
resistors have resistance 6.0Ω.

Fig. 9.1

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 (a) Calculate the total resistance between the points X and Y of each combination.

(i) combination A

total resistance of combination A = …………………………………

(ii) combination B

total resistance of combination B = …………………………………

(iii) combination C

total resistance of combination C = …………………………… [4]

(b) Points X and Y in combination B are connected to a battery that provides a p.d. of 1.35V
across XY, a shown in Fig.9.2. Calculate the currents I1, I 2 and I3 in each resistor of the
combination.

Fig. 9.2

I1 = …………………… I 2 = …………………… I3 = ……………………. [3]

10 Fig. 10.1 shows a circuit in which a voltmeter is placed across a resistor.

Fig. 10.1
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 The potential difference across the 12Ω resistor is 4.0 V.
The voltmeter has three different ranges: 0 to 3.0 V, 0 to 6.0 V and 0 to 30 V. The best range
for use in this circuit is 0 to 6.0 V.

(a) Explain why

(i) using the voltmeter on the range 0 to 3.0 V is unsuitable,
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(ii) using the voltmeter on the range 0 to 30 V is unsuitable.

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(b) (i) Calculate the current in the 12Ω resistor. State the formula that you use.

current = …………………

(ii) Calculate the p.d. between A and B in Fig. 10.1.

p.d. = …………………. [5]

11 Fig. 11.1 shows an electrical circuit containing a 12 V power supply and a number of resistors.

Fig. 11.1

(a) Calculate the combined resistance of

(i) the 2 Ω and 4 Ω resistors in series,

resistance = ................................................ [1]

(ii) the 3 Ω and 6 Ω resistors in parallel.

resistance = ................................................ [2]

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 (b) Calculate the reading of the ammeter in Fig.11.1.

ammeter reading = ................................................ [2]

(c) Determine the potential difference across the 4 Ω resistor.

p.d. = ................................................ [2]

12 Fig. 12.1 shows how the currents in a lamp L and in a wire W vary with the potential difference
(p.d.) applied.

Fig. 12.1

(a) (i) Draw a diagram of the circuit that you would use to take the readings of current and p.d.
for the lamp. State the range you would choose for the voltmeter. [5]

(ii) Describe how the resistance of the lamp L varies as the p.d. increases.
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 (b) (i) Fig. 12.2 shows the lamp L and the wire W connected in series. The current in the circuit
is 0.8 A.

Fig. 12.2
Determine, using the graph or by calculation,
1. the p.d. across L,

2. the p.d. across W,

3. the p.d. of the supply,

4. the resistance of the lamp L in Fig. 12.2.

[5]

(ii) Fig. 12.3 shows the lamp and wire connected in parallel.
A p.d. of 12 V is connected across them.

Fig. 12.3
Determine, using the graph or by calculation,
1. the current IW in the wire W,

2. the current IL in the lamp L,

3. the total current I in the circuit,

4. the resistance of the wire W. [4]

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13 A filament lamp is labelled 240 V, 0.20 A.
(a) Calculate the resistance of the lamp at normal brightness.

resistance = ................................................ [2]

(b) The lamp is connected to a 240 V supply and switched on at time t = 0.

Fig. 13.1 shows the variation with t of the resistance of the lamp.

Fig. 13.1
Describe how the current in the lamp varies with t.
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(c) A second filament lamp has higher resistance.

State two differences between the two filaments that may cause the change in resistance
1 The filament in the second lamp is ………………………………………………………………..
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2 The filament in the second lamp is ………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ..[2]

14 (a) Describe an experiment to show the difference between an electrical insulator and an
electrical conductor. Name one example of each. [4]

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