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Ex 2 Electricity

The document contains a series of physics problems related to displacement, motion, electrical circuits, and I-V characteristics. It includes definitions, calculations of distance, work done, thermal energy, terminal potential difference, and resistance, as well as qualitative descriptions of the effects of circuit changes. Additionally, it explores the behavior of metallic conductors and semiconductor diodes under different conditions.

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Ex 2 Electricity

The document contains a series of physics problems related to displacement, motion, electrical circuits, and I-V characteristics. It includes definitions, calculations of distance, work done, thermal energy, terminal potential difference, and resistance, as well as qualitative descriptions of the effects of circuit changes. Additionally, it explores the behavior of metallic conductors and semiconductor diodes under different conditions.

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1 (a) (i) Define displacement.

(ii) Fig 1.1 shows a velocity-time graph for a car.

Fig 1.1

1. Describe qualitatively the motion of the car during the first 10 seconds.
2. Calculate the total distance travelled in 18 seconds .
3. Deduce the workdone for the whole journey. [8]

2 (a) (i) State Kirchoff’s first law. [1]


(ii) Kirchoff’s first law is linked to the conservation of a certain quantity. [1]
(b) A battery of electromotive force (e.m.f) 8.0 V and internal resistance 2.0 Ω is connected
to a resistor X and a wire Y, as shown in Fig 2.1.

Fig 2.1
The resistance of X is 15 Ω. The resistance of Y is . The current in the battery is
2.5 A.
(i) Calculate
1. the thermal energy dissipated in the battery in a time of
5.0 minutes, [2]
2. the terminal potential difference of the battery. [1]
(ii) Determine the resistance . [3]
(iii) A new wire Z has the same length but less resistance than wire Y.
1. State two possible differences between wire Z and wire Y that
would separately cause wire Z to have less resistance than
wire Y. [2]
2. Wire Y is replaced in the circuit by wire Z. By considering the
current in the battery, state and explain the effect of changing
the wires on the total power produced by the battery. [2]

3 (a) Define the volt.


(b) A battery of electromotive force (e.m.f) 4.5 V and negligible internal resistance is
connected to two lamps P and Q and a resistor R, as shown in Fig 3.1.

Fig 3.1
The current in the lamp is 0.15 A.
The I-V characteristics of the filament lamps are shown in Fig 3.2.

Fig 3.2
(i) Use Fig 3.2 to determine the current in the battery. Explain your working. [2]
(ii) Calculate the resistance of the resistor R. [2]
(iii) The filament wires of the two lamps are with the same resistivity at the
same operating temperature in the circuit. The diameter of wire of lamp P
is twice the diameter of wire of lamp Q.
Determine the ratio
[3]

(iv) The filament lamp of wire Q breaks and stops conducting.


State and explain, qualitatively, the effect on the resistance of lamp P. [2]

4 (a) Describe the I-V characteristics of


(i) a metallic conductor at a constant temperature, [1]
(ii) a semiconductor diode. [2]
(b) The identical filament lamps are connected in series and then in parallel to a
battery of electromotive force(e.m.f) 12V and negligible internal resistance, as
shown in Fig 4.1 a and Fig 4.1 b.

Fig 4.1 a Fig 4.1b

(b) The I-V characteristics of each lamp is shown in Fig 4.2.

Fig 4.2
(i) Use the information shown in Fig 4.2 to determine the current through the
battery in
1. the circuit of Fig 4.1 a,
2. the circuit of Fig 4.1 b. [3]
(ii) Calculate the total resistance in
1. the circuit of Fig 4.1a,
2. the circuit of Fig 4.1 b. [3]

(iii) Calculate the ratio

.
[2]
.

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