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2.3 Domestic uses and safety

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A table lamp is plugged into a wall socket. The socket is switched on. The lamp has its own switch, fitted in the live wire, and this switch is open.

a.

Explain why the live wire inside the lamp can still be dangerous.

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b.

A person is more likely to be badly injured if they touch a live wire while standing barefoot on a wet floor.

Explain why.

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2.3 Domestic uses and safety Questions

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  3. /2.3 Domestic uses and safety

40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 2.3 Domestic uses and safety, covering 2.3.1 Direct and alternating potential difference and 2.3.2 Mains electricity. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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