1.

The current in a wire is I and the drift velocity

of the electrons in the wire is v.
The wire is replaced with another of the same
metal but half the diameter.
If the current in the new wire is the same, the drift
velocity is
A v/4
B v/2
C 2v
D 4v
The diagram shows a circuit containing a fixed
resistor and a negative temperature coefficient
thermistor.

4. Which of the following SI units is equivalent to

the volt?
A ampere per ohm
B coulomb per second
C joule per coulomb
D joule per second

5. A potential difference of 600 mV is applied

across a circuit component.
What is the energy transferred when a
charge of 2 C flows through the component?
A 1200 J B 300 J
C 1.33 J D 1.2 J
6. A rechargeable cell carries the marking 150
milliamp hours.
What charge does this correspond to?
A9C
B 540 C
C 9000 C D 540 000 C
7. When four identical lamps P, Q, R and S are
connected as shown in diagram 1, they have
normal brightness.

2. The temperature in the circuit increases.

Which row in the table correctly shows what
happens to the current in the thermistor and the
potential difference across the thermistor?
Current
Potential difference
A
decreases decreases
B
decreases increases
C
increases
decreases
D
increases
increases
diagram 1
diagram 2
3. The potential difference of the supply is 15 V.
When the four lamps are connected as
The resistance of the fixed resistor is 40 and
shown in diagram 2, which statement is
the resistance of the thermistor is 60
correct?
What is the potential difference across XY?
A The lamps do not light.
A 1.5 V
B The lamps are less bright than normal.
B 4.0 V
C The lamps have normal brightness.
C 6.0 V
D The lamps are brighter than normal.
D 9.0 V
8. Which of the following graphs of potential difference V against current I correctly shows the
behaviour of a filament lamp?

A
B
C
D
1.
5.

2.
6,

3.
7.
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9. (i) Define the term resistivity.

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(ii) The resistivity of copper is 1.7 10-8 m. A copper wire is 0.6 m long and has a cross-sectional
area of 1 mm2 . Calculate its resistance.
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Two such wires are used to connect a lamp to a power supply of negligible internal resistance. The
potential difference across the lamp is 12 V and its power is 36 W.
(iii) Calculate the potential difference across each wire.
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(iv) Draw a circuit diagram of the above arrangement. Label the potential differences across the wires,
lamp and power supply. [12]

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10. The resistors R1 and R2 in circuit (fig. 1) are equivalent to a single resistor R in circuit (fig. 2).

Prove that R = R1 + R2.

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