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Question 12
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A road tanker is connected to the ground by a metal wire before fuel is pumped out of it. Why is this metal wire used?

[1]
A

It keeps the fuel cool, so that less of the fuel evaporates

B

It lets charge flow to earth, so that a spark is less likely

C

It holds the tanker still while the fuel is being pumped out

D

It charges the tanker up, so that the fuel flows out faster

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2.5 Static electricity Questions

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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 2.5 Static electricity, covering 2.5.1 Static charge and 2.5.2 Electric fields. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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