AMERICAN AeA DEMY LARNACA

6 PHYSICS: SEMES TER 2: TEST I

Advanced Level - AS
Unit 2: Physics at Work: Topic

4 -;-DC electricity

Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

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Instructions
Use black ink

or ball-point pen (hlackfhlue).

Fill in the hoxes at the top of this page with your names and the date.

Answer all questions (there are 20 questions and 1 challenge / bonus questions).

Answer the questions in the spaces provided - there may be more space than y.oU need.
In calculations you should show all the steps in your working, giving your answer at each stage.

Information

The total mark for this paper is 71 (+ 8 chall enge / bonus marks).

The marks for each question are shown in br ackets - use this as a guide as to how much time to spend
.on each question,

Questions labelled with an asterisk (*) hefor e the number of the question, are ones where the quality
of your written communication will be asses sed - you should take particular care with spelling,
punctuation. and grammar, as well as the clarit y .of expression, on. these questions.

Questions with an asterisk (*) after the num ber of the question are challenge questions. They are
more searching and deeper and it is intended to challenge your knowledge and understanding of
physics. They are honus questions and you should attempt them only if you have time.

The list of data, formulae and relationships is provided separately.

You may use a scientific calculator.

Advice

Read each question carefully before you star

Keep an eye on the time.

Try to answer every question.

Always check your answers.

to answer it.

Turn over

-2Questions 1-10: Choose the right answer from choices A, B, C or D.

:1.'

During a thunderstorm, a flashof lightning resulted in 600000 C of charge flowing in a

~ lightning conductor in a time of 40 ms. The current in the conductor was

A 1.5 x 104 A

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B 2.4 X 104 A

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C 1.5 x 107 A

D 2.4 x 107 A

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The unit of potential difference can be expressed as

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B J C-1

C An-1

D JA-1

A steady potential difference is applied across a variable resistor that is kept at a

constant temperature.
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The graph which represents the relationship between the resistance R of the variable
resistor and the current] through it-is

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-3A student wants to find the internal resistance of a cell. He plots a graph of the potential
difference across the terminals of the cell against the current through the cell.

Potential
difference / V

Current/ A
Which of the following quantities gives the internal resistance of the cell?

A The area under the graph.

B The intercept on the current axis.

C The intercept on the potential difference axis.

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D The magnitude of the gradient.

A negative temperature coefficient thermistor is connected as shown in the circuit

diagram.

The cell has a negligible internal resistance. The effect of decreasing the temperature of
the thermistor is-that the

A ammeter reading will decrease.

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B ammeter reading will increase.

C voltmeter reading will decrease.

D voltmeter reading willincrease,

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Three identical resistors are connected across a potential difference V so that one of them
-;; is in parallel with the other two which are connected in series. The power dissipat~d
through the first one, compared to the power dissipated by each of the other two, IS
approximately
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Two wires of the same material are connected in series in the circuit shown.
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The cross-sectional area of wire X is twice the cross-sectional area of wire Y.

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The resistance of a length of copper wire is 6 O. A second piece of copper wire has
twice the length and twice the cross-sectional area. The resistance of the second piece
of copper wire is

A30

B 60

C 120

D 240

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A circuit is set up as shown in the diagram.

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When the switch is closed, the potential difference across the 20 0 resistor would
equal the potential difference across the 10 0 resistor

0 A

0 B be twice the potential difference across the 10 0 resistor

rg C

equal the potential difference across the 40 0 resistor

0 D be half the potential difference across the 40 0 resistor

A.c~t~ode ray oscilloscope can be. used to ~how how the displacement of a wave varies
WIt time. Each square m the honzontal direction represents 5.00 ms.

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The frequency of the wave is

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B 50 Hz

C 250 Hz

D 500 Hz

(Total for Questions 1-10

= 10 marks)

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1)

The circuit shows a battery of negligible internal resistance connected to three resistors.

0.75 A

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current 11,

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(3 marks)
Calculate

resistance

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(Total for Question 11

= 5 marks)

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The power supplies in the two circuits shown below are identical,

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Write down the relationship between 11, 12 and I which must hold if the combined resistance of the
parallel pair, RI and R2' is to equal RT'

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(1 mark)

Hence derive the formula for the equivalent resistance of two resistors connected in parallel.

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Use your formula to show that the resistance between the terminals of a low-resistance component
is hardly changed when a high-resistance voltmeter is connected in parallel with it.

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(Total for Question 12

= 6 marks)

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-8Use the axes below to sketch and label two graphs to show how the current varies with
potential difference for (i) a metal wire, and (ii) a semiconductor diode, both at constant
temperature.
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(,.2.. marks)
A semiconductor. diode carries a current of 20 mA in normal operation.
The potential
difference across it should be 1.9 V. Complete the diagram below to show how, with the
addition of a single component, the semiconducting diode may be powered from a 5 V supply.
5V

(j mark)
Calculate the value of the additional component required .

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Value of additional component

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marks)

(Total for Question 13

= 6 marks)

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The battery in the circuit below has an e.m.f. of 5.4 V and drives a current of 0.30 A through
the lamp.

Lamp

5.4 V

0.30 A

(a)

On the circuit above, label the voltmeter and the ammeter.

(b)

The voltmeter reading is 4.8 V.

e.m.f. of the battery.
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Explain why the voltmeter reading

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Calculate the internal resistance of the battery.

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(d)

Calculate the energy transformed per second in the lamp.

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State two assumptions you made in order to complete these calculations.

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(Total for Question 14

= 11 marks)

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-10A very high resistance voltmeter reads 20V when connected across the terminals of a d.c. power
supply. The high resistance meter is disconnected and a second voltmeter of resistance 1.0W
is then connected across the supply. The second meter gives a reading of 16 V.
(i)

State the e.m.f. of the power supply .

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(Total for Question 15 = 7 marks)

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-11A piece of insulated electrical wire has a resistance

diagram below, it is cut into three equal pieces X,

of 18,Q. As shown in the

Y and Z (each one third the

length of the original).

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a total resistance

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6 marks)

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-12A student wants to provide lighting for a model house which she has made. She needs
3.0 V for her lamps but only has a 9.0 V battery, so uses a linear resistor AB in the
circuit below. The linear resistor is made from a high resistance uniform conductor.

l~iding

9.0V

contact

Linear
resistor

What is the name of the device AB when it is used in this manner?

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State the voltmeter

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The student moves the sliding contact
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until the voltmeter

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reads 3.0 V.

to show where the sliding contact

must be

placed.
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The student replaces the voltmeter with a 3.0 V lamp but the lamp does not light.
Explain why the lamp does not light.

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(Total for Question 17 = 7 marks,l

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The diagram is a velocity-time graph for an electron.

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Describe carefully the motion represented by lines AB and BC.

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The graph is a much simplified model of how an electron moves along a wire carrying a
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(Total for Question 18 = 7 marks)

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terminals on the outside. The values refer to the normal operating conditions and all
components can safely carry a current of 0.30 A.

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conclusions, describe experiments which you could carry out to identify

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resist-OfR of value 05 O. Find the power produced by each cell and the power dissipated in R.
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(Total for Question 20 = 8 marks)