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Paper 6 structured question: Electrical quantities

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Investigating electric current in a circuit.

Method

Measuring Electric Current

In this experiment, you will measure the electric current flowing through a circuit using an ammeter.

ComponentCurrent (A)
Resistor 10.5
Resistor 21.0
Resistor 31.5
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    State the independent variable in this experiment.

    Aim for approximately 1 distinct marking point.

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Results Table

Current Measurements

The table shows the current measured through different resistors.

ResistorCurrent (A)
R10.5
R21.0
R31.5
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    Explain how the current changes with different resistors.

    Aim for approximately 2 distinct marking points.

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