Physics Trilogy Electricity

6-2 Electricity – Trilogy
1.0 Most domestic appliances are connected to the mains electricity.
1.1 What is the frequency of mains electricity?

Tick one box
[1 mark]
1.05 A
50 Hz
230 V
1.2 What is the potential difference of mains electricity?

Tick one box
[1 mark]
1.05 A
50 Hz
230 V
1.3 Most domestic appliances are connected to the mains electricity with a plug.
Explain why a plug needs a live and a neutral wire.
[2 marks]
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1.4 The law specifies the colour that mains wires should be for all domestic electrical
circuits.
It is important that the live wire is easy to identify to reduce the risk of an electric shock.
Explain how an electric shock can be caused by a person touching the live wire.
[2 marks]
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1.5 An iron is supplied with a current of 3 A from the mains. The resistance of the iron is
100 Ω.
Calculate the power of the iron.
[2 marks]
Power = ______________ W
2.0 A student wants to investigate how the current through a filament lamp affects its resistance.
2.1 Use the circuit symbols in Figure 1 to draw a circuit diagram that he could use.
[2 marks]
Figure 1
12 V battery variable filament voltmeter ammeter

resistor lamp
2.2 Describe how the student could use her circuit to investigate how the current through a
filament lamp affects its resistance.
[4 marks]
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3.0 A student sets up the electrical circuit shown in Figure 2 below.
Figure 2
6V
75Ω
150Ω
3.1 The ammeter displays a reading of 0.025 A.

Calculate the potential difference across the 75 Ω resistor.
Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
[2 marks]
Potential difference = _______________ V
3.2 Calculate the resistance of the resistor labelled R.

[3 marks]
Resistance = __________________ Ω
3.3 State what happens to the total resistance of the circuit and the current through the
circuit when switch S is closed.
[2 marks]
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4.0 A student investigated how current varies with potential difference for two different
lamps of the same type.
Her results are shown in the Figure 3 below.
Figure 3
4.1 Draw the circuit diagram for the circuit that the student could have used to obtain the
results shown in the figure above.
[3 marks]
4.2 The student made the following conclusion,

‘Lamp A is twice a bright as lamp B’.
Use data from Figure 3 to explain why the student’s conclusion is correct.
[3 marks]
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4.3 The resistance of each lamp increases as the current increases.
Calculate the difference between the lowest and highest values of resistance
for lamp A from Figure 3.
[3 marks]
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MARK SCHEME
Qu No. Extra Information Marks

1.1 50 Hz 1
1.2 230 V 1
1.3 Live wire carries the (alternating) potential 1
difference/voltage (from the supply)
Neutral wire completes the circuit 1

1.4 connection is made to earth Accept answer in terms of a complete 1
circuit or establishing a path (for charge
to flow)
charge can flow through the body. 1
or
large potential difference across the body
1.5 P = (3)2 x 100 Allow one mark for P=I2V if substitution 1
incorrect.
900 (W) Allow 900 (W) with no working for 2 1

marks

2.1 battery, lamp and ammeter connected in 1
series with variable resistor
voltmeter in parallel with (filament) lamp 1

2.2
Level 2: A detailed and coherent description of the experiment. The response provides a logical 3-4
sequence.
Level 1: Simple description of the experiment with some steps missing. The response may not 1-2
be in a logical sequence and may not lead to the collection of valid results.
Level 0: No relevant content. 0
Indicative content
• ammeter used to measure current
• voltmeter used to measure potential difference
• resistance of variable resistor altered to change current in circuit or change potential
difference (across filament lamp)
• resistance (of filament lamp) calculated or R=V / I statement resistance calculated for a large
enough range of different currents that would allow a valid conclusion about the relationship
to be made

3.1 V = 0.025 × 75 1
Allow 1.9 (V) with no working for 2 marks 1
1.9 (V)
3.2 total resistance = 6 / 0.025 1
R = 240 - 225 1
= 15 (Ω) 1
3.3 resistance decreases 1
current increases 1

4.1 battery in series with bulb and ammeter 1
voltmeter in parallel with the bulb 1
variable resistor 1
or
variable power supply
4.2 correct pair of current readings at the same eg at 10 V, IA = 0.74A and IB = 0.37A 1
pd
therefore
current in lamp A is twice the current in 1

lamp B
so
lamp A is twice as powerful and lamp B must refer to power/rate of energy 1

(hence is twice as bright) transfer
4.3 R=V/I
lowest allow R= 1.0 / 0.16 1
R = 0.6 / 0.1 R = 6.25 Ω
R=6Ω (other values may be acceptable but the
values from the graph must be when
V ≤ 1V and the lamp can reasonably be
assumed to be ohmic)
Highest 1
R = 10 / 0.74
R = 13.5 Ω
Difference = 13.5 – 6 = 7.5 Ω allow 7.25 Ω if consistent 1


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6-2 Electricity – Trilogy

1.0 Most domestic appliances are connected to the mains electricity.

1.1 What is the frequency of mains electricity?

1.2 What is the potential difference of mains electricity?

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12 V battery variable filament voltmeter ammeter

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3.1 The ammeter displays a reading of 0.025 A.

Potential difference = _______________ V

3.2 Calculate the resistance of the resistor labelled R.

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4.2 The student made the following conclusion,

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Qu No. Extra Information Marks

Neutral wire completes the circuit 1

900 (W) Allow 900 (W) with no working for 2 1

Qu No. Extra Information Marks

voltmeter in parallel with (filament) lamp 1

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Qu No. Extra Information Marks

voltmeter in parallel with the bulb 1

current in lamp A is twice the current in 1

lamp A is twice as powerful and lamp B must refer to power/rate of energy 1

Difference = 13.5 – 6 = 7.5 Ω allow 7.25 Ω if consistent 1

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