Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electric circuits

Electric circuits — practice question

A student sets up a variable potential divider (potentiometer) circuit. What change is observed on the voltmeter reading when the sliding terminal T is shifted from R to S?

  • AIt decreases from $12\,\text{V}$ to $0\,\text{V}$.
  • BIt increases from $0\,\text{V}$ to $12\,\text{V}$.
  • CIt remains at $0\,\text{V}$.
  • DIt remains at $12\,\text{V}$.

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