Physics 5054 · O Level · Resistance

Resistance — practice question

A student is told to find the resistance $R$ of a resistor. The student is given the apparatus below. • the resistor with unknown resistance $R$ • four $1.5\,\text{V}$ cells • an ammeter • a voltmeter • connecting leads
(a)[2]

The student uses one of the $1.5\,\text{V}$ cells in a circuit to find the value of the resistance $R$. In the space below, sketch the circuit diagram.

(b(i))[1]

Explain why the ammeter terminals are coloured differently.

(b(ii))[1]

On your circuit diagram in (a), put the letter B beside the black terminal of the ammeter.

(c(i))[1]

Apart from $1.5\,\text{V}$, name three other voltages that the student could apply in her circuit.

(c(ii))[1]

Sketch the cell arrangement that gives the highest voltage.

(d)[1]

The student repeats her experiment using the largest voltage. State and explain whether this leads to a different value for the resistance $R$.

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