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A current of 1.20 A reaches junction X. A current of 0.35 A leaves by one branch. The remaining current reaches junction Y, where a separate current of 0.15 A joins it. The current then divides into two branches; one carries 0.42 A. What does the other carry?

[1]
A

0.70 A0.70\ \mathrm{A}0.70 A

B

0.28 A0.28\ \mathrm{A}0.28 A

C

0.58 A0.58\ \mathrm{A}0.58 A

D

1.42 A1.42\ \mathrm{A}1.42 A

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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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