AQA AS ElectricityUnit 1Name_____________ Question 1. (a)Describe the motion of the free charge carriers in a current-carrying wire. (3 marks) (b)A current of 2.0mA flows for 5.0 minutes, Calculate 1. The total charge which passes any point in the wire. Charge = _________ C (2 marks) 2. The number of electrons which pass the point during this time. Number=___________ (2 marks) (e = 1.60 x C) Question 2. There are four different ways of connecting together three identical resistors, each of resistance 20 . Sketch three of the possible methods of connection and work out the effective resistance of each combination. (4 marks) (1) Resistance = ______  (2) Resistance = _______  (3) Resistance = _______ 

Question 3. A battery with a finite internal resistance has an electromotive force (e.m.f) of 20 V. (a)Define electromotive force of a battery (2 marks) (a)The battery drives a current of 0.50A through a resistor of resistance 36  connected across its terminals. (i)Calculate the internal resistance of the battery. (3 marks) Internal resistance = ________________  (ii)The current passes for a time of 6.0 minutes. Calculate (1)The electrical energy used up in the 36  resistor in this time, Energy = _______________J (2 marks) (2)The total electrical energy used up in the complete circuit (including the battery) in this time. Energy = _______________J (2 marks)

Question 4. (a)Electrical devices which obey Ohm’s law are described as ohmic. Explain what is meant by ohmic behaviour. (2 marks) (a)Describe an experiment to determine the current voltage characteristics of a tungsten filament lamp. Your answer should include a circuit diagram, an account of the procedure, and a sketch graph of the results you would expect to obtain. (6 marks) V I 0 (c)Explain why the graph you have sketched in (b) has this particular shape. (3 marks) Quality of written communication (1 mark)

Question 5. A p.d of 2.0V is applied across the ends of a 1.5m length of copper wire of diameter 0.20mm Calculate (a) the resistance of the wire (b) the current in the wire For copper, number of free electrons per m 3 = 1.0x10 29 ; resistivity = 1.7x10 -8  m (3 marks) Question 6. The heating element in a hair dryer dissipates energy at a rate of 400W when it is connected to a 240V supply. If the element is made of nichrome wire of total length 2.4m, calculate the diameter of the wire used. (Resistivity of nichrome = 1.1x10 -6  m) (3marks) Question 7. For the circuit shown Calculate (5 marks) (a) the total resistance of the circuit (b) the currents and p.d.s shown 24  I1I1 I 1.2  66 I2I2 15V V1V1 V2V2 Question 8. (5 marks) For the circuit shown Calculate (a) the total resistance of the circuit (b) the total current (I) (c) the branch currents (I 1 and I 2 ) (d) the p.d. across resistor B (e) the p.d. across resistor D A CD B 10V 50k  100k  I I1I1 I2I2