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Paper 3 structured question: Electromotive force and potential difference

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Electromotive force and potential difference

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Understanding potential difference in circuits.

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Potential Difference in a Circuit

In a simple circuit, a battery provides a potential difference of 12 volts across a resistor.

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    State the unit of potential difference.

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Effects of Potential Difference

A circuit has a potential difference of 5 volts across a light bulb. What does this imply?

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    State what the potential difference indicates about the energy available to the light bulb.

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