Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science practice

Paper 3 structured question: Electrical quantities

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Electrical quantities

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Paper 3Theory (Core)2 marks

A series circuit consists of a battery and three resistors of equal resistance.

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The circuit has a total voltage of 12V and three resistors of 2Ω each connected in series.

a
Calculate the voltage across each resistor.
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Paper 3Theory (Core)3 marks

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Determine the voltage across each resistor in the circuit.

a
Explain how the total voltage is distributed across the resistors.
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Aim for approximately 3 distinct marking points.
[3]