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Edexcel Physics Past Questions From DC Electricity - Completed
Edexcel Physics Past Questions From DC Electricity - Completed
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(a) A student has been asked to make an electric heater. The heater is to be rated as 12 V
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resistivity 4.9 x 10 m.
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(i) Show that the resistance of the heater will be 2.4 .
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(ii) Calculate the length of
wire required for the heater.
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(b) Two cells of e.m.f. E and E are connected to resistors of resistance R , R and R as
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(b) Suggest why it is advisable to test the circuit using an ohm-meter that causes negligible
current rather than with a power supply.
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(i) For the circuit of Fig. 6.1, state
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(ii) Use your answers to (i) and data from the question to determine the e.m.f. of the
car battery at the beginning
of the re-charging process.
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