10a1 Electricity

Questions
 Electricity - Retrieval Physics
1. (A) Define Current, give units [2] (B) Define Potential Difference, give units [2] (C) Define Resistance, give units [2]
2. (A) What is the equation to calculate Potential Difference? [1] (B) What is the equation to calculate Resistance? [1]
3. What are the TWO different equation to calculate Power? [2]
4. Name the following circuit symbols [4], Then draw a circuit diagram showing how to investigate resistance through a wire [2]
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1. (A) What is Ohm’s law? [2] (B) What is the formula for Ohm’s Law? [1]
2. (A) Draw the IV Characteristic Graph for (i) Diode (ii) Filament Lamp (iii) Resistor [3]
3. (A) Name the following circuit symbols [4], Then draw a circuit diagram showing how to investigate how the
current through a resistor affects its resistance [2]
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1. What does UFIFA stand for? [1]
2. A lamp has a resistance of 18 Ω and a current of 0.5 A. Calculate the potential difference [3] P=VI
3. The potential difference from the battery is 480 V and a current of 15 A. Calculate the resistance [3] P = I2 R
4. A electrical oven uses a p.d. of 230 V and a current of 9.5 A. Calculate the power output of the oven [3]
5. A bulb has a resistance of 25 Ω and has a current of 0.92 A Calculate the power output [3]
6. A speaker outputs 3 kJ in 2 minutes. Calculate the resistance of the speaker with a current of 0.5 A [5]
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1. (A) Rule for Current in a Series Circuit [1] (B) Rule for Potential difference in a Series Circuit [1]
(C) Rule for Current in a Parallel Circuit [1] (D) Rule for Potential difference in a Parallel Circuit [1]

2. (A) Look at Figure 1: V2 = 3 V, V3 = 5 V, A1 = 0.6 A. What are V1 A2 and A3? [3]

(B) Look at Figure 1: V1 = 7 V, V3 = 4 V, A2 = 0.8 A. What are V2 A1 and A3? [3]
3. Look at Figure 2: V1 = 10 V Figure 1
Suggest values for V2 V3 and V4 [3]
4. Look at Figure 2: A1 = 5 A
Suggest values for A2 and A3 [2]
Figure 2
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1. (A) What is the rule for calculating resistors in series? [1] (B) What is the rule for calculating resistors in parallel? [1]
2. (A) Calculate the total resistance in Figure 1 [1] (B) Calculate the current in Figure 1 [2]
Higher 3. (A) Calculate the total resistance in Figure 2, using the equation below [1]

Figure 1

Figure 2
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1. (A) What is the potential difference of mains electricity? [1] (B) What is the frequency of mains electricity? [1]
(C) What is the symbol for mains electricity?
2. (i) Label the parts of the plug [6] (ii) State the function/role of each part of the plug [6]
3. (A) Explain the process of how someone would receive an electric shock [3] (A)
(C)
(B)
(D)

(E)
(F)
 Higher Physics
1. (A) Draw a labelled structure of an atom [3] (B) Copy and complete the table [9]
2. (A) Static electricity occurs when an object… [1] (B) Two oppositely charged objects would… [1]
3. (A) Draw the electric fields between two oppositely charged objects [3]
4. (A) Define an insulator[1] (B) Define a conductor[1] (C) Does static electricity happen in insulators or conductors?[2]
Sub Atomic Particle Mass (amu) Charge

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Electricity
Paper 1
Answers
 Electricity - Retrieval Physics
1. (A) Define Current, give units [2] (B) Define Potential Difference, give units [2] (C) Define Resistance, give units [2]
2. (A) What is the equation to calculate Potential Difference? [1] (B) What is the equation to calculate Resistance? [1]
3. What are the TWO different equation to calculate Power? [2]
4. Name the following circuit symbols [4], Then draw a circuit diagram showing how to investigate resistance through a wire [2]

1a) Current: the flow of electrons/charge in an electric circuit, Measured in Amps (A)
b) Potential Difference: the amount of work energy required to move an electric charge. Measured in Volts (V)
c) Resistance: how the device or material reduces the electric current flowing through it. Measures in Ohms (Ω)

2a) Potential Difference = Current x Resistance V=IR

b) Resistance = potential difference / current R = V/I

3. Power = Potential Difference × Current P=VI

Power = (Current)2 × Resistance P = I2 R

4.
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1. (A) What is Ohm’s law? [2] (B) What is the formula for Ohm’s Law? [1]
2. (A) Draw the IV Characteristic Graph for (i) Diode (ii) Filament Lamp (iii) Resistor [3]
3. (A) Name the following circuit symbols [4], Then draw a circuit diagram showing how to investigate how the
current through a resistor affects its resistance [2]
1a) Ohm's law states that when the potential difference increases, the current also increases (provided all physical
conditions, such as temperature, remain constant)

b) Potential Difference = Current x Resistance (V=IR)

2i)

Diode Filament Lamp

Resistor
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E=Pt
1. What does UFIFA stand for? [1]
2. A lamp has a resistance of 18 Ω and a current of 0.5 A. Calculate the potential difference [3] P=VI
3. The potential difference from the battery is 480 V and a current of 15 A. Calculate the resistance [3] P = I2 R
4. A electrical oven uses a p.d. of 230 V and a current of 9.5 A. Calculate the power output of the oven [3]
5. A bulb has a resistance of 25 Ω and has a current of 0.92 A Calculate the power output [3]
6. A speaker outputs 3 kJ in 2 minutes. Calculate the resistance of the speaker with a current of 0.5 A [5]

U: Units F: V = IR F: V = IR F: P=VI F: P = I2 R
F: Formula
I: V = 0.5 x 18 I: 480 = 15 x R I: P = 230 x 9.5 I: P = (0.922) x 25
I: Insert Values
F: Fine Tune F: - F: R = V/I F: - F: P = 0.8464 x 25
A: Answer (Include units) A: V = 9V R = 480 / 15 A: P = 2,185 W A: P = 21.16 W
A: R = 32 Ω

Part 1 of 2 Part 2 of 2
F: E = P t F: P = I2 R
I: 3,000 = P x 120 I: 25 = (0.52) x R
F: P = E/t P = 3,000/120 F: R = P/ I2 R = 25 / 0.25
A: P = 25 W A: P = 100 Ω
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1. (A) Rule for Current in a Series Circuit [1] (B) Rule for Potential difference in a Series Circuit [1]
(C) Rule for Current in a Parallel Circuit [1] (D) Rule for Potential difference in a Parallel Circuit [1]

2. (A) Look at Figure 1: V2 = 3 V, V3 = 5 V, A1 = 0.6 A. What are V1 A2 and A3? [3]

(B) Look at Figure 1: V1 = 7 V, V3 = 4 V, A2 = 0.8 A. What are V2 A1 and A3? [3]
3. Look at Figure 2: V1 = 10 V Figure 1
Suggest values for V2 V3 and V4 [3]
4. Look at Figure 2: A1 = 5 A
Suggest values for A2 and A3 [2]
1a) The current is the same all the way around a series Figure 2
circuit
b) The potential difference is shared across the
components add up to the potential difference across
the cell 2a) V1 = 8V A2 and A3 = 0.6A
c) Current will be shared through each branch, but will b) V2 = 3V A1 and A3 = 0.8A
add up to the same current that left the cell
d) The potential difference is the same in each branch

3) V2 = 10V (V4 and V3 are in series) V3 = 5V V4 = 5V

4) A2 = 2.5 A3 = 2.5
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1. (A) What is the rule for calculating resistors in series? [1] (B) What is the rule for calculating resistors in parallel? [1]
2. (A) Calculate the total resistance in Figure 1 [1] (B) Calculate the current in Figure 1 [2]
Higher 3. (A) Calculate the total resistance in Figure 2, using the equation below [1]

1a) Resistors in series add together

b) The total resistance of resistors in parallel is less than the resistance of the smaller
individual resistor
Figure 1
2a) Total Resistance: 100 Ω + 50 Ω = 150 Ω
b) Current = Potential Difference / Resistance I=V/R
I=V/R I = 20 / 150 I = 0.13 A

3.

Figure 2
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1. (A) What is the potential difference of mains electricity? [1] (B) What is the frequency of mains electricity? [1]
(C) What is the symbol for mains electricity?
2. (i) Label the parts of the plug [6] (ii) State the function/role of each part of the plug [6]
3. (A) Explain the process of how someone would receive an electric shock [3] (A)
(C)
1a) 230 V
(B)
b) 50 Hz
(D)
c)

2ia) Earth Wire 2iia) Safety wire (provides a low resistance path to the earth)
b) Neutral Wire b) Completes the circuit
c) Live Wire c) Carries the potential difference (230 V) (E)
d) Fuse d) Safety component: a large current will melt the fuse, stopping the current
e) Cable Clip e) Keeps the cable in place (F)
f) Insulated Cable f) The insulated cable safely connects the appliance to the plug

3. The person would touch the live wire, that has a potential difference of 230 V [1] The person has a potential difference
of 0 V [1] Meaning there is a large potential difference/current that passes through the person to the ground [1]
 Higher Physics
1. (A) Draw a labelled structure of an atom [3] (B) Copy and complete the table [9]
2. (A) Static electricity occurs when an object… [1] (B) Two oppositely charged objects would… [1]
3. (A) Draw the electric fields between two oppositely charged objects [3]
4. (A) Define an insulator[1] (B) Define a conductor[1] (C) Does static electricity happen in insulators or conductors?[2]
1a) b)
Sub Atomic Particle Mass (amu) Charge
Proton 1 +1
Neutron 1 0
Electron 0 -1

2a) Static electricity occurs when an object becomes charged. By either losing electrons (becomes positive) or gaining
electrons (becomes negative)
b) Two oppositely charged objects would… attract 4a) A material that does not allow the flow of
electricity through it.
3)
b) A material that does allow the flow of electricity
Same through it.
charges + + Oppositely
charges c) Insulators can hold a static charge, whereas
conductors can conduct a charge from place to place
but cannot hold a static charge