HKDSE

Physics

Chapter
Electricity and Magnetism
2

Electric Current

Electromotive force and potential difference

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Content Grad Comments Corrections

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Exercise 2.1
Electric Current
Exercise 2.2
Electromotive force and
potential difference

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 Chapter 2.1 Electric Current

Energy from the power source is delivered to the transducer by charge-carrier

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Fig. 5 All the ammeters give the same reading

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 NSS Physics
Electricity and Magnetism – Chapter 2 Electric Circuit
Exercise 2.1 Electric current

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Part A Multiple-choice Questions

1. Suppose 10 C of charge passes through a light bulb in one minute. Calculate the current passing through it.

A. 0.17 A
B. 1A
C. 10 A
D. 17 A

2. The current passing through an electric kettle is 10 A. How many coulombs of charge pass through the kettle if it
is switched on for 10 minutes?

A. 10 C
B. 100 C
C. 600 C
D. 6000 C

3. The current passing through a rice cooker is 2.5 A. How long does it take for 7.5 C of charge to pass through the
cooker?

A. 0.3 s
B. 2.5 s
C. 3s
D. 18.75 s

4. One ampere of current passes through a resistor. How many electrons pass through it in each second?
(Charge of an electron = −1.6 × 10−19 C)

A. 1.00 × 1018
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 B. 1.63 × 1018
C. 6.25 × 1018
D. 3.00 × 1018

5. Arrange the following electrical appliances in ascending order of the operating current sizes.
iPod, electric kettle, rice cooker

A. iPod, rice cooker , electric kettle

B. iPod, electric kettle, rice cooker
C. electric kettle, iPod, rice cooker
D. rice cooker, iPod, electric kettle

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6. Which of the following is the correct way to measure the current passing through a light bulb?

A. B. C. D.

7. Two ammeters, A1 and A2, a light bulb and a cell are connected as shown.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(1) A1 deflects before A2.
(2) More electrons flow through A1 per unit time than through A2.
(3) The readings of A1 and A2 are the same.

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 A. (2) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

8. Which of the following statements about conventional current are correct?

(1) It is a flow of protons.

(2) Its direction is from the + terminal of a cell to the − terminal.
(3) It is opposite to the flow of electrons.

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

Part B Structural Questions

1. A rice cooker draws a current of 2.5 A. if the cooker is switched on for 30 minutes, how much charge has passed
through it?

2. The following figure shows a simple circuit.

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 (a) The reading of ammeter X is 0.5 A. What is the reading of ammeter Y?

(b) How long does it take for 10 C of charge flowing through the bulb?

3. Suppose 300 C of charge passes through an ammeter in 10 minutes. What is the reading of the ammeter?

4. The current passing through a light bulb can be measured using the following apparatus. Draw a circuit diagram
to show how the apparatus should be connected.

5. What is the reading of the following ammeter?

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Chapter 2.2 Electromotive force and potential difference

The e.m.f. (ɛ) of a power source is the electrical energy per unit charge given to the
charge-carriers passing through it.
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  Where U is the electrical energy gained by charge Q.
Q

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Potential Difference On leaving a battery, a charge-carrier gains electrical energy. Before it returns, all the
electrical energy will be used up. The cycle repeats.

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 NSS Physics
Electricity and Magnetism – Chapter 2 Electric Circuit
Exercise 2.2 Electromotive force and potential difference

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Part A Multiple-choice Questions

1. The total e.m.f. of two 9-V cells connected in series is

A. 4.5 V.
B. 9 V.
C. 18 V.
D. 36 V.

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2. The total e.m.f. of two 9-V cells connected in parallel is

A. 4.5 V.
B. 9 V.
C. 18 V.
D. 36 V.

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3. The e.m.f. of a mobile-phone battery is 3.7 V. How much electrical energy is given to the mobile phone when 2 C
of charge passes through it?

A. 1.85 J
B. 2J
C. 3.7 J
D. 7.4 J

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4. 10 J of energy is consumed by a light bulb when 2 coulombs of charge pass through it. What is the potential
difference across the light bulb?

A. 2V
B. 5V
C. 10 V
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 D. 20 V

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5. A digital camera powered by a 7.4-V battery consumes 740 J of energy after taking some photos. How many
coulombs of charge have passed through the camera?

A. 7.4 C
B. 100 C
C. 740 C
D. 5476 C

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6. As shown in the figure below, four identical cells are connected in different arrangements. Which of the following
gives the highest total e.m.f.?

A. B. C. D.

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7. As shown in the figure below, two light bulbs are connected to a 4-V battery. 1.5 J of energy is transferred to bulb
A when one coulomb of charge passes through it. What is the potential difference across bulb B?

A. 1.5 V
B. 2V
C. 2.5 V

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 D. 4V

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8. Which of the following statements about the electromotive force of a battery is/are correct?
(1) It is the force that pushes electrons moving through the circuit.
(2) It is the energy stored in a battery.
(3) It is the energy transferred per each coulomb of charge passing through the battery.

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (1) and (2) only
D. (2) and (3) only

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9. The e.m.f. of a battery is 6 V. Which of the following statements is correct?

A. 6 J of electrical energy is changed to other forms of energy for each coulomb of charge that moves through
the battery.
B. 6 J of chemical energy is changed to electrical energy for each coulomb of charge that moves through the
battery.
C. 6J of chemical energy is changed to electrical energy within the battery in each second.
D. 6 J of electrical energy is delivered in passing 1 coulomb of charges through a resistor.

Part B Structural Questions

1. A PSP game system operates at a voltage of 5 V. Find the amount of energy consumed
(a) when 10 C of charge passes through the game console circuit.

(b) when 2.16  1022 electrons pass through the game console circuit.
(1 C of charge  the charge of 6  1018 electrons)

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2. The bulb in the following circuit has been switch on for 10 minutes. The ammeter reads 0.5 A. What is the reading
of the voltmeter if 135 J of energy is transferred to the bulb?

3. (a) Name a device that can measure the p.d. across two points in a circuit.

(b) Two light bulbs X and Y are connected in series to a cell. Draw a circuit diagram to show how the device in
(a) is used to measure the p.d. across bulb X.

4. You are given four 1.5 V cells.

(a) How can you arrange the cells so that the total voltage is the maximum?

(b) How can you arrange all the cells so that the total voltage is the minimum but not zero?

5. A battery with e.m.f. of 9 V is connected to a lamp. A current of 3 A flows through the lamp for 2 minutes.

(a) How much charge has passed through the lamp?

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(b) How much energy has been delivered to the lamp?

(c) What is the assumption made for your calculation in (b)?

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