Chapter 2 Electricity

Exercises:
1. Diagram 4.1 shows a circuit used to investigate the
relationship between current and potential difference
across a constantan wire s.w.g 24 with length of 10 cm.

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Initialy, the experiment is carried out with P placed across
XY. After that, P is replaced with Q and the experiment is
repeated. The V-I graph in Diagram 2.2 shows the results
obtained from the experiment.

(a) Name the measuring instruments labelled X and Y

in Diagram 4.1.
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Y = ..................................
(b) (i) What is the relationship between the reading of
the measuring instruments X and Y?
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(ii) State the physics law involved in 4(b)(i).
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(c) The experiment is repeated by using a constantan
wire s.w.g 36 with the same length. Diagram 4.2
shows the graph V against T for the experiment.

a)
a)
Based on Diagram 2.1, compare the cross sectional
area of wires P and Q.
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b) Based on Diagram 2.2:
(i) State how the resistance of the constantan wire can be
obtained.
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(ii) Determine the resistance of conductor Q. Show on
your graph.

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3. The electrical components in our household appliances
are connected in a combination of series and parallel
circuits. (pg58)

Based on graph in Diagram 4.2;

(i) What is the physical quantity represented by the gradient
of the graph?
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(ii) Which of the constantan wire has the highest resistance?
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2. Diagram 2.1 shows two constantan wires P and Q of the
same length but of different cross-sectional area, being
used to carry out an experiment.

The above figure shows a hair dryer which has components

connected in series and parallel. Describe how the circuit
works.
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