Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Practical circuits

Practical circuits — practice question

A circuit contains a box with two electrical components inside it. The variable resistor is altered and readings are recorded to find the $I$-$V$ characteristic of the box, as illustrated. Which combination of two electrical components inside the box would match the measured $I$-$V$ characteristic most closely?

  • Aa filament lamp and a fixed resistor in parallel
  • Ba filament lamp and a fixed resistor in series
  • Ca semiconductor diode and a filament lamp in parallel
  • Da semiconductor diode and a filament lamp in series

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