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    CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS & A LEVEL PHYSICS: COURSEBOOK

    Exam-style questions and sample answers have been written by the authors. In examinations, the way marks are awarded
    may be different.

    Coursebook answers
    Chapter 10
    Exam-style questions The greater the temperature, the greater
    the number of electrons that can escape,
    1 B[1] so the more charge carriers there are and
    2 A[1] the lower the resistance.[1]
    i 
    3 a  When p.d. is 2.0 V, current I is 0.25 A[1] ρ L 1.3 × 10 −8 × 1.5
    6 a resistance = = [1]
    so, resistance R = 2.0/0.25 = 8 Ω[1] A 0.008 × 10 −6
    = 2.4 Ω[1]
    5.0
    ii resistance = = 10 Ω[1] RA 30 × 8.0 ×10 −9
    0.50 b L = = [1]
    ρ 1.30 ×10 −8
    b A filament lamp[1]
    = 18.5 ≈ 18 m[1]
    4 a 
    Graph showing a current greater than
    zero at 0 °C, with a positive gradient; it 7 a 
    V = IR = 0.48 × 5[1]
    may or may not be linear[1] = 2.4 V[1]
    b U
     se the graph as a calibration graph. current = 0.72 − 0.48 = 0.24[1]
    b i 
    Keeping the voltage across the thermistor ii 0.24 A[1]
    constant, place the thermistor at the point
    where the temperature is to be measured. c Resistance of the thermistor decreases[1]
    [1] so circuit resistance decreases[1]
    Read the current and convert to a so ammeter reading increases[1]
    temperature using the calibration graph.[1]
    8 a 
    The atoms vibrate more[1]
    5 a 
    The number density of free electrons is
    very high in copper.[1] so their effective cross-sectional area
    increases and there are more collisions.[1]
    In silicon, the number density of free
    electrons is very much less (a million times b Cross-sectional area[1]
    less).[1] Material of which the wire is made[1]
    In a metallic conductor, such as copper,
    c R= VI=
    i  1.5 [1]
    the vibration of the ions increases their 0.24
    effective cross-section to the migrating = 6.25 Ω[1]
    electrons.[1]
    ρL 1.69 ×10 −8 × 5.0
    R=
    ii  so A = [1]
    b T
     he higher the temperature, the more A 6.25
    vibration, hence, the greater the effective = 1.35 × 10−8 m2[1]
    cross-section and the more collisions there 4A
    are between the electrons and the ions. d= = 1.3 × 10 −4 m[1]
    π
    This reduces the mean drift velocity.[1]
    d L
     ess area open to air[1]
    In semiconductors, thermal energy gives
    Less cooling, therefore, temperature
    electrons sufficient energy to escape from
    rises[1]
    their parent atoms.[1]
    Current decreases[1]

    Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics – Sang, Jones, Chadha & Woodside
    1 © Cambridge University Press 2020
    CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS & A LEVEL PHYSICS: COURSEBOOK

    ρL b i Straight horizontal line


    R=
    9 a  and A is thickness × width, (assuming V is on x-axis)[1]
    A
    ρL ii As above, but at a higher resistance[1]
    so t = [1]
    Rw iii Both at a (slightly) higher level[1]
    2.3 × 103 × 36 × 10 −3 c R ∝ length: 2 × length → 2 × resistance[1]
    t= [1]
    1.1× 106 × 32 × 10 −3 R ∝ 1/cross-sectional area: 2 × diameter
    = 0.0023 m (2.3 mm)[1] → 4 × area → 14 × resistance[1]
    V 12 new resistance = 2 × 14 = 12 × original
    b I= = [1]
    R 1.1×106 resistance[1]
    = 1.1 × 10−5 A[1]
    12 a
    c Resistance decreases[1] d 0.4 × 10 −3 2
    R 4 π( )2 0.28 × π × ( )
    RA 2 = 2
    Current would increase[1] ρ= =
    L 2.25 2.25
    Silicon wafer would get even hotter, with
    avalanche effect creating more and more [1]
    charge carriers [1] = 1.56 × 10−8 Ω m[1]
    i, ii 
    10 a   [2] 0.02
    i = = 5.0%
    b i diameter: uncertainty
    0.40
    0.05
    length: uncertainty= = 2.2% [1]
    2.25
    0.01
    resistance: uncertainty= = 1.8%
    0.28 [1]
    ii
    
    ii total percentage uncertainty
    b D
     iode has very low resistance
    (in forward direction), so large current[1] = ( 2 × 5.0 ) + 2.2 + 1.8 = 14% [1]
       
    Heating would lead to damage to
    14
    diode/supply[1] actual uncertainty = 1.56 × 10 −8 ×
    V 1.4 100
    c R = = [1]    = 0.22 × 10 −8 Ωm [1]
    I 20 × 10 −3
    = 70 Ω[1]
    11 a 
    The current through the resistor is
    proportional to the p.d. across it[1]
    at constant temperature.[1]

    Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics – Sang, Jones, Chadha & Woodside
    2 © Cambridge University Press 2020

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