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CHAPTER 9 (b): Electric Circuit (Worksheet)
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Section A
MCQs Solution
1. P and Q are the circuit symbols for two electrical components.
Which components are represented by P and by Q?
2. Why are lamps in a house lighting circuit connected in parallel rather than in
series?
A. If one lamp stops working, the remaining lamps become brighter.
B. Less current is taken from the power supply.
C. The lamps can be turned off independently using switches.
D. When more lamps are added, their brightness decreases.
3. Four lamps are each labelled 240 V.
In which circuit do all four lamps have normal brightness?
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4. The diagram shows a potential divider connected to two voltmeters P and Q.
The resistance of the variable resistor is decreased.
Which row shows what happens to the reading on each voltmeter?
5. A circuit is set up to determine the resistance of a resistor R. The meter readings
are 2.0 A and 3.0 V.
What is the resistance of the resistor R?
A. 0.67 Ω B. 1.5 Ω C. 5.0 Ω D. 6.0 Ω
6. The diagram shows part of a circuit used to switch street lamps on and off
automatically.
In the evening it gets dark.
Which row shows the effect on the resistance of the light-dependent resistor
(LDR) and on the potential difference (p.d.) across it?
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7. The diagram shows two resistors connected in a circuit.
What could be the combined resistance of this
arrangement of resistors?
A. 4.0 Ω B. 6.0 Ω
C. 9.0 Ω D. 18 Ω
8. A circuit is set up to determine the resistance of a
resistor R. The meter readings are 2.0 A and 3.0 V.
What is the resistance of the resistor R?
A. 0.67 Ω B. 1.5 Ω
C. 5.0 Ω D. 6.0 Ω
9. The circuit diagram shows a 4.0 Ω resistor and an 8.0 Ω resistor connected to a
6.0 V battery.
What is the current in the battery?
A. 0.50 A B. 0.75 A
C. 1.5 A D. 2.0 A
10. A student uses the circuit shown to determine the resistance of the two identical
resistors.
The voltmeter reading is 2.2 V and the ammeter reading is 0.25 A.
What is the resistance of each resistor?
A. 0.275 Ω B. 0.55 Ω C. 4.4 Ω D. 8.8 Ω
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Section B
1. Fig. 1.1 shows a 12V battery connected in a circuit containing resistors A, B, C
and D. Each resistor has a resistance of 6.0Ω.
Fig. 1.1
(a) Calculate the combined resistance of
(i) resistors A and B,
resistance = ................................................................. [1]
(ii) resistors A, B and C,
resistance = ................................................................. [2]
(iii) resistors A, B, C and D.
resistance = ................................................................. [1]
(b) Calculate
(i) the current in the battery,
current = ................................................................. [1]
(ii) the energy transferred from the battery to the circuit in 50 s.
energy transferred = ................................................................. [2]
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2. (a) Fig. 2.1 shows a 12.0 V battery connected to a resistor and a component X in
series.
Fig. 2.1
(i) Identify the component X.
Diode
............................................................................................................................ [1]
(ii) The Potential difference (p.d.) across the 4.0 Ω resistor is 11.3 V.
Calculate
1. the p.d. across component X,
p.d. = ........................................................ [1]
2. the current in the 4.0 Ω resistor.
current = ........................................................ [2]
(b) The circuit in Fig. 2.1 is now modified as shown in Fig. 2.2.
Fig. 2.2
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(i) Calculate
1. the current in the 8.0 Ω resistor,
current = ........................................................ [1]
2. the current in the battery.
current = ........................................................ [1]
(ii) The battery is now reversed.
State the current in the battery.
current = ........................................................ [1]
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3. (a) Fig. 3.1 shows an a.c. supply connected in series to a diode and a resistor.
Fig. 3.1
On the axes of Fig. 3.2, draw a graph showing the variation of the current in
the resistor. [1]
Fig. 3.2
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4. (a) In the space below, draw the symbol for a fuse.
[1]
(b) Fig. 4.1 shows a circuit.
Fig. 4.1
Component A is not emitting light. It only emits light when the p.d. across it is greater
than 1 V.
(i) A change to the environment around component B causes component A to emit
light.
State the environmental change.
.................................................................................................................................. [1]
(ii) Explain your answer to (i).
.......................................................................................................................................
When temperatures decreases the resistance of
.......................................................................................................................................
thermistors increases so it will take more share
.......................................................................................................................................
from the battery hence p.d across the component
B increases and component A emits light.
................................................................................................................................. [3]
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