Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Characteristics of alternating currents

Characteristics of alternating currents — practice question

(a)[2]

State two characteristics of an ideal operational amplifier (op-amp).

(b)[1]

Fig. 7.1 presents a circuit containing an ideal op-amp together with two identical resistors $R$. State what components $X$ and $Y$ are called.

(c(i))[2]

Explain why the op-amp in Fig. 7.1 can have only two output states.

(c(ii))[1]

State the name of the op-amp circuit type in which the op-amp behaves as in (c)(i).

(c(iii))[2]

Describe the environmental condition under which the lamp $L$ in Fig. 7.1 will light.

(c(iv))[1]

Suggest what the variable resistor $V$ is for in the circuit.

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