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Question 9

A bicycle horn contains a battery, a buzzer and a push switch connected in series. The buzzer sounds only while the switch is held down. Which statement explains why the buzzer stops when the switch is released?

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A

The resistance of the circuit falls to zero, so the battery cannot push charge

B

The circuit is broken, but charge still flows between the battery and the switch

C

The circuit is broken, so the current is zero at every point in it

D

Charge piles up at the open switch, so none of it reaches the buzzer

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10.2 Resistance Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /10.2 Resistance

81 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 10.2 Resistance, covering 10.2.1 Current in a circuit and conservation at junctions, 10.2.2 Resistance and variable resistors, 10.2.3 Series and parallel resistance, 10.2.4 I–V characteristics of components, and 10.2.5 LDRs and thermistors. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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