Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Electrical quantities

Electrical quantities — practice question

(a(i))[1]

State the meaning of an electric field.

(a(ii))[1]

State the meaning of the direction of an electric field at a point.

(b)[2]

For Fig. 11.1, sketch the electric field pattern in the space around the positively charged sphere. Use arrows to indicate the field direction.

(c(i))[1]

Suggest why a current flows in the wire between the sphere and earth.

(c(ii))[2]

Calculate the average current in the wire between the sphere and earth.

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