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Eduqas A-Level Physics Electricity and DC circuits overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which equation relates current to the charge carriers in a conductor?

  2. For the same current, why is the drift velocity much greater in a semiconductor than in a metal?

  3. Which I-V characteristic describes an ohmic conductor at constant temperature?

  4. A wire's resistance is described by R=ρLAR = \frac{\rho L}{A}. Doubling the length and doubling the cross-sectional area gives what new resistance?

  5. A cell of electromotive force ε\varepsilon and internal resistance rr drives current II through an external resistor. What is the terminal potential difference?

  6. A potential divider has a fixed resistor in series with a thermistor, with the output taken across the thermistor. What happens to the output voltage as the thermistor is heated?

  7. How do capacitors combine when connected in series?

  8. A 100 μF100\ \mu\text{F} capacitor is charged to 10 V10\ \text{V}. What energy is stored?

  9. A capacitor discharges through a resistor. What does the time constant RCRC represent?

  10. The Young modulus of a material is best described as which of the following?

  11. Which quantity is dimensionless (has no units)?

  12. A spring with force constant 50 N m150\ \text{N m}^{-1} is stretched by 0.10 m0.10\ \text{m}. What elastic strain energy is stored?