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Current Electricity

Appeared in 10 of the 11 available papers.

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9.5 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 95 marks in total

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Short answer

35% of this chapter's 72 questions

Needs a diagram
46%

33 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer25
  • Numerical20
  • Diagram10
  • MCQ9
  • Reasoning3
  • Definition2
  • Fill in the blank2
  • True/False1

Most frequent topics

Current, resistance and circuits 38Resistivity 2Series-parallel resistance 2Terminal voltage 2Joule's law 1EMF and terminal voltage 1Electrical power rating 1Resistivity and dimensions 1
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8(c)

The diagram shows a circuit with the key k open. Calculate:

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3(b)

You have three resistors of values 2 Ω, 3 Ω and 5 Ω. How will you join them so that the total resistance is more than 7 Ω?

3(d)

A music system draws a current of 400 mA when connected to a 12 V battery.

9(c)

A battery of e.m.f. 12 V and internal resistance 2 Ω is connected with two resistors A and B of resistance 4 Ω and 6 Ω respectively joined in series.

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9(c)

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