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    This document contains sample exam-style questions and answers from the Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics: Coursebook. The questions cover topics in electricity, circuits, and electromagnetism. The answers are provided in detail with step-by-step working and include the reasoning and explanations behind each step. Multiple questions are included with sub-parts requiring the calculation of values like voltage, current, resistance, energy, and charge from circuit diagrams.

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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 9
    Exam-style questions 8 a 
    The potential difference across the
    terminals of a battery is the energy
    1 B[1] transferred per coulomb of charge in
    2 D[1] the external circuit.[1]
    3 a W = 3.6 A to the right[1] The e.m.f. of a battery is the energy
    transferred per coulomb of charge in the
    b  = 4.3 − 2.4 = 1.9 downwards 
    X [1] complete circuit.[1]
     = 4.8 − 2.7 = 2.1 A to the left [1]
    c 
    Y b i 0.75 A[1]
    d Z = 4.3 − 4.3 = 0 [1] V = IR = 0.75 × 12 [1]
    ii 
     = 9.0 V[1]
    4 X = 6.5 − 2.0 = 4.5 mA to the right [1]
     iii Use the circuit loop including both
    Y = 4.5 − 4.2 = 0.3 downwards [1]
    batteries and the 3 Ω resistor:
    5 a X = 2.2 − 1.4 = 0.8 V[1]
    9.0 = E2 + (1× 3 )[1]
    b  = 6.3 + 2.4 − 5.0 = 3.7 V [1]
    X E2 = 6.0 V[1]
     = 6.0 − 1.4 − 2.4 = 2.2 V 
    c 
    X [1] V 6
    =
    I =
    iv  [1]
    R 12 
    d  = 4.3 + 4.7 = 9.0 V[1]
    X
    = 0.50 A[1]
    Y = 9.0 V[1]
    1.8 9 a The ammeter goes in the main circuit. It
    6 a  =
    current in resistor I = 8.2 mA [1] must have a low resistance so little energy
    220
    b p.d. across the lamp V = 6.0 − 1.8 = 4.2 V is transferred in it / there is a small p.d.
    [1] across it.[1]
    
    6.0 b i resistance of the voltmeter and
    resistance R = V /I =
    c  = 730 Ω[1]
    0.0082 1 1 −1
    d c harge Q = It = 0.0082 × 60[1] 400 Ω resistor = ( + )
    1200 400
       = 0.492 C[1] = 300 Ω[1]
    Q 0.492 9.0
    n= = [1] =
    current in the circuit = 0.03 A [1]
    e 1.6 × 10 −19  300
    = 3.1 × 1018[1] potential drop across
    7 a current in Y = 2.0 − 0.5 = 1.5 A[1] 100 Ω resistor = 0.03 × 100 = 3.0 V
    b p  .d. across Y = 0.5 × 6.0 = 3.0 V[1] therefore, e.m.f. = 9.0 + 3.0 = 12.0 V[1]
    3
    so, resistance of Y = = 2 Ω [1]
    1.5
    c p  .d. across X = 12 − 3 = 9.0 V[1]
    9.0
    so, resistance of X = = 4.5 Ω [1]
    2.0

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

    ii  new resistance of the combination b resistance of the upper arm


    1 1 −1  = ( 40 + 20 ) = 60 Ω [1]
    =( + ) = 387 Ω
    12 000 400 resistance of the lower arm
     [1]
    −1
    9.5  1 1 
    =
    new current = 0.0246 A [1] =  +  + 96 = 120 Ω
    387  60 40  [1]
    p.d. across the new 1 1 −1
    resistance of network = ( + )
    combination = 387 × 0.0246 60 120
    = 9.53 ≈ 9.5 V [1] = 40 Ω[1]
         
    iii The voltmeter is in parallel with the c total potential difference across whole
    main circuit[1] lower arm = 6.0 V[1]
    so it reduces the resistance of any p.d. across the parallel section
    combination it is in, as shown in
    24
    answers b i and b ii.[1] × 6.0 = 1.2 V [1]
    =
    120
    10 a Resistance is the potential difference
    current through 60 Ω resistor = 1.2/60 =
    across a component divided by the current
    0.02 A[1]
    in it.[1]

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

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