Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electric circuits

Electric circuits — practice question

A student is trying to find the resistance of a lamp. He has connected the circuit wrongly, as shown. Which alteration would enable him to make the measurements needed to calculate the resistance of the lamp?

  • ADisconnect the ammeter and move it to the left of the lamp.
  • BSwap the positions of the ammeter and the voltmeter in the circuit.
  • CDisconnect the ammeter and connect it in parallel with the lamp.
  • DDisconnect the voltmeter and connect it in parallel with the lamp.

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