Electricity

1. One electronvolt is equal to

A. 1.6 × 10–19 C.

B. 1.6 × 10–19 J.

C. 1.6 × 10–19 V.

D. 1.6 × 10–19 W.
(Total 1 mark)

2. A battery of internal resistance 2 Ω is connected to an external resistance of 10 Ω. The current is

0.5 A.

What is the emf of the battery?

A. 1.0 V

B. 5.0 V

C. 6.0 V

D. 24.0 V
(Total 1 mark)

3. In the circuit below, which of the following will cause the greatest increase in the reading of the
voltmeter?

A. An increase in temperature

B. An increase in light intensity

C. A decrease in temperature

D. A decrease in light intensity

(Total 1 mark)

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4. A light-dependent resistor (LDR) and a fixed resistor are connected
in the potential divider circuit shown below.

The voltmeter reads 3.0 V. Which of the following changes would

cause the reading on the voltmeter to increase?

A. Swapping the positions of the LDR and the fixed resistor

B. Increasing the resistance of the fixed resistor

C. Increasing the amount of light shining on the LDR

D. Decreasing the amount of light shining on the LDR

(Total 1 mark)

5. Two electrodes, separated by a distance d, in a vacuum are maintained at a constant potential

difference. An electron, accelerated from one electrode to the other, gains kinetic energy Ek.
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The distance between the electrodes is now changed to d.
3

What is the gain in kinetic energy of an electron that is accelerated from one electrode to the
other?

Ek
A.
3

B. Ek

C. 3 Ek

D. 9 Ek
(Total 1 mark)

6. The graph shows the I–V characteristics of two

resistors.

When resistors X and Y are connected in

series, the current in the resistors is 2.0 A.
What is the resistance of the series
combination of X and Y?

A. 7.0 Ω

B. 1.3 Ω

C. 1.1 Ω

D. 0.14 Ω
(Total 1 mark)

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7. Two resistors, of resistance R1 and R2, are connected in series with a cell of emf ε and negligible
internal resistance.

Which expression gives the potential difference across the resistor of resistance R1?

 R1 
A.  
 R1  R2 

 R1  R2 
B.  
 R1 

 R2 
C.  
 R1  R2 

 R1  R2 
D.  
 R2 
(Total 1 mark)

8. A point charge of magnitude 2.0 μC is moved between two points X and Y. Point X is at a
potential of +6.0 V and point Y is at a potential of +9.0 V. The gain in potential energy of the
point charge is

A. 0.20 μJ.

B. 1.5 μJ.

C. 6.0 μJ.

D. 30 μJ.
(Total 1 mark)

9. A resistor of resistance 12 Ω is connected in series with a cell of negligible internal resistance.

The power dissipated in the resistor is P. The resistor is replaced with a resistor of resistance 3.0
Ω. What is the power dissipated in this resistor?

A. 0.25 P

B. P

C. 2.0 P

D. 4.0 P
(Total 1 mark)

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10. The electromotive force (emf) of a cell is defined as

A. the power supplied by the cell per unit current from the cell.

B. the force that the cell provides to drive electrons round a circuit.

C. the energy supplied by the cell per unit current from the cell.

D. the potential difference across the terminals of the cell.

(Total 1 mark)

11. A copper wire, of electric resistance R, has a length L and a cross-section area S. Another copper
S
wire has a length 2L and a cross-section area of . Which of the following is the resistance of
2
this wire?

R
A.
4

R
B.
2

C. 2R

D. 4R
(Total 1 mark)

12. The circuit shows a light-dependent resistor (LDR) in series with a resistor and a cell. The emf
of the cell is ε. The internal resistance of the cell is negligible.

When light shines on the LDR, the potential difference across the resistor will

A. stay the same.

B. decrease.

C. increase but always be less than ε.

D. increase and exceed ε.

(Total 1 mark)

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13. The graph shows how the current I in a resistor varies with the voltage V applied across it.

Which of the following gives the resistance of the resistor, when I = I1?

V1
A.
I1

B. The slope of the curve at the point (V1, I1)

I1
C.
V1

D. The inverse of the slope of the curve at the point (V1, I1)
(Total 1 mark)

14. Two 10 Ω resistors are connected as shown.

What is the resistance across PQ?

A. 0Ω

B. 5Ω

C. 10 Ω

D. 20 Ω
(Total 1 mark)

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15. Two resistors, made of the same material, are connected in series to a battery. The length of
resistor X is twice that of resistor Y, and X has twice the cross-sectional area of Y.

resistance of X
Which of the following gives ?
resistance of Y

1
A.
4

1
B.
2

C. 1

D. 4
(Total 1 mark)

16. The circuit shows a resistor R connected in series with a battery and a resistor of resistance 10
Ω. The emf of the battery is 20 V and it has negligible internal resistance. The current in the
circuit is 1.0 A.

Which of the following is the resistance of R?

A. 1.0 Ω

B. 2.0 Ω

C. 10 Ω

D. 20 Ω
(Total 1 mark)

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17. Three identical resistors are connected to a battery as shown.

Which of the following is a correct statement?

A. The current through X is greater than that through Z.

B. The potential difference across Z is greater than that across Y.

C. The potential difference across resistor X and Y together is the same as that across Z.

D. The current through Z is less than the total current through X and Y.
(Total 1 mark)

18. Two rectangular blocks, X and Y, of the same material have different dimensions but the same
overall resistance. Which of the following equations is correct?

A. resistivity of X × length of X = resistivity of Y × length of Y

length of X length of Y
B. 
cross sectional area of X cross sectional area of Y

C. resistivity of X × cross sectional area of X = resistivity of Y × cross sectional area of Y

length of X length of Y
D. 
cross sectional area of Y cross sectional area of X
(Total 1 mark)

19. Two 6 Ω resistors are connected in series with a 6 V cell. A student incorrectly connects an
ammeter and a voltmeter as shown below.

The readings on the ammeter and on the voltmeter

are

Ammeter reading / A Voltmeter reading / V

A. 0.0 0.0
B. 0.0 6.0
C. 1.0 0.0
D. 1.0 6.0
(Total 1 mark)

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20. The diagram shows a potential divider circuit.

In order to increase the reading on the voltmeter the

A. temperature of R should be increased.

B. temperature of R should be decreased.

C. light intensity on R should be increased.

D. light intensity on R should be decreased.

(Total 1 mark)

21. The tungsten filament of a lamp has a cross-sectional area A and length L. For a potential
difference V across the filament, the current in the filament is I. The resistivity of the tungsten
equals

VA
A. .
IL

IL
B. .
VA

VL
C. .
IA

IA
D.
VL
(Total 1 mark)

22. Which of the following is a correct unit of electromotive force (emf)?

A. A Ω–1

B. Ω A–1

C. C J–1

D. J C–1
(Total 1 mark)

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23. Which of the following correctly gives the resistance of an ideal ammeter and resistance of an
ideal voltmeter?

Ammeter Voltmeter
A. infinite infinite
B. zero zero
C. zero infinite
D. infinite zero
(Total 1 mark)

24. The electronvolt is a unit of

A. force.

B. potential difference.

C. energy.

D. electric field strength.

(Total 1 mark)

25. A cell of emf ε and internal resistance r delivers current to a small electric motor.

450 C of charge flows through the motor and 9000 J of energy are converted
in the motor. 1800 J are dissipated in the cell. The emf of the cell is

A. 4.0 V.

B. 16 V.

C. 20 V.

D. 24 V.
(Total 1 mark)

26. A cylindrical conductor of length l, diameter D and resistivity ρ has resistance R. A different
cylindrical conductor of resistivity 2 ρ, length 2l and diameter 2D has a resistance

A. 2R.

B. R.

R
C. .
2

R
D. .
4
(Total 1 mark)

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27. In the circuits below the cells have the same emf and zero internal resistance. The resistors all
have the same resistance.

power dissipated in X
Which of the following gives the ratio ?
power dissipated in Y

1
A.
4

1
B.
2

C. 2

D. 4
(Total 1 mark)

28. A cylindrical conductor of length l, diameter D and resistivity ρ has resistance R. A different
cylindrical conductor of resistivity 2ρ, length 2l and diameter 2D has a resistance

A. 2R.

B. R.

R
C. .
2

R
D. .
4
(Total 1 mark)

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29. In the circuit below, the battery has negligible internal resistance. Three identical lamps L, M
and N of constant resistance are connected as shown.

The filament of lamp N breaks. Which of the following shows the subsequent changes to the
brightness of lamp L and lamp M?

Lamp L Lamp M

A. stays the same decreases

B. increases stays the same

C. increases decreases

D. decreases increases
(Total 1 mark)

30. In the circuit below, the voltmeter has a resistance 100 k. The battery has negligible internal
resistance and emf 6 V.

The reading on the voltmeter is

A. 0 V.

B. 2 V.

C. 3 V.

D. 4 V.
(Total 1 mark)

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31. In the circuit shown below, the cell has negligible internal resistance.

Which of the following equations is correct?

A. I1 = 2I2

B. I1 = 2I3

C. I2 = 2I3

D. I3 = 2I1
(Total 1 mark)

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