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Question 5
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A student wants to find out how the current in a filament lamp changes as the potential difference across the lamp changes.

She has this apparatus:

  • a filament lamp
  • a battery
  • a variable resistor
  • an ammeter
  • a voltmeter
  • connecting leads

Describe how she could carry out the investigation.

In your answer, describe and explain the shape of the current–potential difference graph she should expect.

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3.2 Simple circuits Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /3.2 Simple circuits

42 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Physics 3.2 Simple circuits, covering 3.2.1 Series and parallel circuits, 3.2.2 Circuit symbols and circuit diagrams, 3.2.3 Current, potential difference and resistance, 3.2.4 Ohm's law, 3.2.5 Ohmic and non-ohmic resistors, 3.2.6 Designing circuits to investigate resistance, 3.2.7 Linear and non-linear circuit components, 3.2.8 Current-potential difference graphs for components, 3.2.9 Resistance in series and parallel, 3.2.10 Series and parallel circuit problems, 3.2.11 Circuits for measurement and testing, 3.2.12 Power transfer in circuit devices, and 3.2.13 Energy and power in resistor circuits. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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