Revision electricity 2013 PHYSICS FORM 5

2.1 Analysing electric fields and

charge flow

Which diagram shows the correct electric field

pattern?

Which diagram shows the correct electric field

pattern?

The diagram shows a candle flame is placed in

an electric field .

TUTORIAL 2(a)
1

A Van de Graaff generator can produces

A charge positive only
B charge negative only
C high voltage
D large current

240 C charge flows in a metal conductor for 2

minutes. What is the current in the conductor?
A 480 A
B 120 A
C 2A
D 1A
E 0.5 A

400 mA current flows for 5 second in a bulb.

What is the quantity of charge flows in the
bulb?
A 25 C
B 12.5 C
C 8C
D 4C
E 2C

A current of 6.4 A flows in a metal wire for 2

minutes. What is the number of electrons
flowing in the wire?
(e = 1.6 x 10-19 C )
A 3.2 x 1012
B 4.8 x 1012
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C 8.0 x 10
D 4.8 x 1015
15
E 4.8 x 10

Which of the following statement is correct

about the electric field?
A Electric field is a region around a neutral
object
B The electric field lines of force always
cross over
C Electric field is a vector quantity
D The electric field lines start on positive
charges and end on negative charges.

The observation the shape of the flame is due

to
A
B
C
D

the number of negative ions is greater than

the number of positive ions
the number of positive ions is greater than
the number of negative ions
negative ions is heavier than positive ions
positive ions is heavier than negative ions
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2.2Analysing the relationship

between electric current and
potential difference

The graph shows the relationship between

potential difference , V and current , I for an
electrolyte.

TUTORIAL 2(b)
1

The potential across two points in a metal

conductor is 1 Volt if
A a current of 1 A flows in a metal conductor
1 second
B a power of 1 W is generated when 1 C
charge flows
C an energy of 1 J is used to flow 1 C of
charge
D
an energy of 1 J is used to flow 1 A of
current

B
C

6.4 x 10 V
4.0 x 108 V
1.0 x 108 V

B
D

The potential difference is directly

proportional to the current
The electrolyte obeys the Ohms law
The current does not flows in the
electrolyte when the potential difference
lower than 1.5 V

Which graph shows the relationship between

potential difference ,V and current, I for a torch
light bulb?

Which of the following factor is not affect the

resistance of a metal conductor?

8.0 x 10 V
2.0 x 107 V

The potential difference across a bulb is 4.0 V

and 36 C charge flows in the bulb. What is the
energy is dissipated in the bulb?
A
C
E

When lighting strikes between two charged

cloud , 16 C charge flows from the cloud to the
Earth and transferred 6.4 x 106 kJ. What is the
potential difference across the cloud and the
Earth?
A
C
E

Which of the following is true?

0.1 A
9.0 J
144 J

B
D

5.2 J
126 J

Which graph obeys the Ohms law?

A
B
C
D
or
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The resistance of a conductor increases as

A
B
C

the length of the conductor

the thickness of the conductor
the type of material of the conductor
the current flows through the conduct

the temperature decreases

the length decreases
the thickness decreases

Which circuit could be used to find the

resistance of the resistance?

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Which of the following V-I graph shows the

resistance increasing as the current rises?

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10

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0.67
4.0
24.0

B
D

Length / cm
100
100
50
50

A
B
C
D

An electronic device labelled 12V , 2A. What is

the resistance of the device?
A
C
E

Which of the following has the highest

resistance?

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6.0
14.0

S.W.G
32
20
32
20

The figure shows an electric circuit consists a

cooper wire , jockey ,ammeter, voltmeter and
dry cell.

The graph shows the results of an experiment

to measure the resistance of a wire.

When the jockey is touched at a length 0.5m on the

cooper wire , the reading of ammeter and voltmeter
are 4A and 12 V respectively. What is the reading of
the ammeter when the jockey is touched at a length
0.2m on the cooper wire?
What is the resistance of the wire?.
A
C
E

500
2000
8000

B
D

A
C
E

1000
4000
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3A
12 A
36 A

B
D

10 A
24 A

A piece of wire has diameter d and resistance

R. When diameter of the wire is 2d , what is the
resistance of the wire.
A

R
4

R
2

2R

4R

2.3Analysing series and

parallel circuits
TUTORIAL 2(c)
1

When four identical resistors are connected in

series , the effective resistance is 20 .
What is the effective resistance if the four
resistors are connected in parallel?
A 0.8
B 1.25
C 5.0
D
20.0
E 80.0

When two identical resistors are connected in

parallel , the effective resistance is 4 .
What is the effective resistance if the two
resistors are connected in series?
A
2
B 4
C 8
D 16
E 20

The figure show the resistor combinations P,Q

and R.

The figure shows ammeter reading in a circuit.

Which ammeter is showing a faulty reading?

A battery lights all four lamps as shown in the

following figure.
Which lamp, if removed ,would cause all the
lamps to go out?

Which of the bulbs in the following figure is the

brightest ?
Given that all the bulbs are identical.

Which resistor combination has the lowest and

the highest resistance?
Lowest
Highest
resistance
resistance
A
Q
P
B
R
P
C
R
Q
D
P
R

Which of the following combination of switches

should be closed to make only bulb P,R and S
light?

A
B
C
D

1
1
1
1

2
2
3
4

3
5
5
5
4

Which resistor combination gives the effective

resistance 8 ?

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A current flows towards the junction of two

resistors connected in parallel as shown in the
following figure. A1 and A2 are the readings on
ammeter V1 and V2 are the readings on the
voltmeters.

Which of the following is correct?

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The figure a circuit consisting of 3 resistors

10 and a resistor 5 .

A
B
C
D

Ammeter reading

Voltmeter reading

A1 < A2
A1 < A2
A1 = A2
A1 >A2

V1 > V2
V1 <2
V1 < V2
V1 = V2

What is the effective resistance of resistors

combination?
A
C
E
10

2.5
10
25

B
D

5
12.5
12

A current flows in two resistors connected in

series as shown in the following figure. A1 and
A2 are the readings on ammeter V1 and V2 are
the readings on the voltmeters.

A
C
E

Which of the following is correct?

Ammeter reading
Voltmeter reading
A
B
C
D

A1 < A2
A1 < A2
A1 = A2
A1 = A2

What is the reading of the ammeter in the

circuit above when the switch is closed?

V1 < V2
V1 > V2
V1 < V2
V1 = V2
5

0.3 A
4A
36 A

B
D

3A
A

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What is the reading of the ammeter in the

circuit above when the switch is closed?
A
C
E

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Two resistors 4 is connected parallel as

shown in Figure (a) and the current I1 flows.
Later , the resistor resistors 4 is connected
series l as shown in Figure (b) and the current I2
flows.

0.4 A
1.0 A
2.5 A

B
D

0.5 A
2.0 A

The diagram shows a circuit.

What is the ratio I1 : I2 ?

What is the reading of the ammeter when the

switch, S is opened and closed?

A
B
C
D

Switch S
is opened
4.0 A
2.0 A
2.0 A
ooopeneddi
2.0 A
matikan

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Switch S is
closed
6.0 A
6.0 A
3.0 A
1.2 A

DIMATIKAd
dimatikandi
matikan

A 1:2
B
1: 4
C 2:1
D
4:1
E 2:3
The figure shows a circuit. When the switch ,S
is opened and closed the reading of the
ammeter is I1 and I2 respectively.

What the ratio of I1 : 12 ?

A
C
E

1: 1
1: 3
3:1

B
D

1:2
2:1

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What is the reading of the ammeter in the

circuit above when the switch is closed?
A 2A
B
4 A
3
C 3 A
D 1 A
2
E 1 A
2

What is the reading of the voltmeter in the

circuit above when the switch is closed?
A 8.0 V
B
7.8 V
C 6.8 V
D
5.8 V
E 4.8 V

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The diagram shows a circuit.

In the following circuit the reading of the

ammeter A1 is 12 A.

What is the potential difference across the

resistor 2 ?
A
2V
B
4V
C
6V
D
8V
E 10 V

What is the reading of the ammeter A2 ?

A 9A
B
8A
C 6A
D
3A
E 1A
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The diagram shows a circuit.

What is the value of current I1 and I2 ?

A
I1 = 0.4A
I2 = 0.4 A
B
I1 = 2.0A
I2 = 0.5 A
C
I1 = 0.5A
I2 = 2.5 A
D
I1 = 2.5A
I2 = 2.5 A

What is the reading of the voltmeter in the

circuit above when the switch is closed?
A 2.0 V
B
4.0 V
C 6.0 V
D
12.0 V
E 24.0 V

2.4- Analysing
electromotive force and
internal resistance.

The figure shows a battery is connected to a

resistor 5 . When the switch S is opened the
reading of the voltmeter is 14.7 V. When the
switched S is closed the reading of the
voltmeter is 14V.

TUTORIAL 2(d)
1

Which of the following physical quantity has the

same unit as the unit of the electromotive force?
A Current
B Energy
C Resistance
D Potential difference

What is the internal resistance of the battery?

A
C
E

When the switch S in the following figure is

opened the voltmeter reading is 1.5 V. When
the switch S is closed the readings of voltmeter
and the ammeter is 1.3 V and 0.2 A
respectively.

What is the internal resistance of the cell?

A 0.1
B 0.3
C 0.6
D 1.0
E 1.2
3

0.5
3.0
4.5

B
D

2.0
4.0

The figure shows a circuit containing three

resistors 2 and a cell with an electromotive
force of 12 V and internal resistance of 6 .

What is the current flowing through the circuit.

A 1.1 A
B 1.2 A
C 1.3 A
D 1.4 A
E 1.5A
6

The figure shows a dry cell with an

electromotive force of 3.0 V , and a resistor 3.

The figure shows a circuit containing two

resistors 6 and a cell with an electromotive
force of 12 V and internal resistance of 3 .

What is the current flowing through each

resistor
6?

When the reading of the ammeter is 0.5 A,

what is the internal resistance of the cell?
A 4.0
B 3.0
C 2.0
D 1.0
E 0.5

A
C
E

0.5 A
2.0 A
4.0 A

B
D

1.0 A
3.0 A

The figure shows a circuit containing two

resistors 10, a resistor 20 , a cell with e.m.f
of 1.5 V and internal resistance of 2.

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Which circuit can be used to determine the

electromotive force a battery?

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Which of the following graphs relates the

reading of ammeter and the voltmeter in figure
above?

What is the reading of he voltmeter?

A 0.23 V
B 0.46 V
C 1.25 V
D 1.50 V
E 2.00 V
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An accumulator produce a current 0.6 A when it

is connected to a resistor 2. When the same
accumulator is connected to a resistor 7 the
current is produced is 0.2 A.
What is the e.m.f and the internal resistance of
the accumulator.
A 1.0 V, 1.0
B 1.5 V, 0.5
C 2.0 V, 0.5
D
0.5 V, 1.5
E 1.0 V , 1.5
A cell produces a current 0.5 A when it is
connected to a resistor 2. When the same
accumulator is connected to a resistor 4 the
current is produced is 0.4 A.
What is the e.m.f of the cell?
A 1.6 V
B 2.6 V
C 3.0 V
D 4.0 V
E 4.5 V
Figure(a) shows a circuit to determine the e.m.f
and internal resistance of a cell. Figure (b)
shows the experiment is repeated by using the
same cell.

What is the internal resistance and the

electromotive force of the cell?
Internal resistance
E.m.f / V
/
A
0.25
1.5
B
0.50
3.0
C
1.00
3.0
D
1.25
4.5
E
1.50
4.5
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2.5 Analysing electrical

energy and power
TUTORIAL 2(e)
1

The potential difference across a resistance is

6.0V and the current flows to the resistance is
0.2 A for 2 minutes. What is the energy is
produced in the resistance?
A 60 J
B 120 J
C 144 J
D 240 J
E 480 J

15 J of energy is produced in a torch light bulb

when the current flows through the bulb for
10 s.What is the potential difference across the
bulb?
A 0.5 V
B 1.5 V
C 3.0 V
D 4.5 V
E 6.0 V

When the reading of the ammeter in the figure

above is 2 AJ, calculate the energy generated in
both of the resistors for every second.
A 0.5 J
B
1.5 J
C
3.0 J
D
4.5 J
E
6.0 J

Based on the information in the figure above

determine the energy dissipated in resistor 3
for 5 second?
A 30 J
B
40 J
C 50 J
D
60 J
E 90 J

A bulb is labelled 6 V, 0.6 A. What is the power

of the bulb?
A 0.05 W
B
3.6 W
C 10 W
D
20 W
E 40 W

A filament bulb is labelled 240 V, 60 W.

What is the current flows through the filament
and the resistance of the filament?
A 0.25 A, 60
B 0.25 A,960
C 4.0 A , 60
D 4.0 A, 960
E 5.0 A , 160

A current of 2 A flows in filament bulb . The

resistance of the filament is 5. What is the
power generated by the lamp?
A
20.0 W
B 10.0 W
C
5.0 W
D 2.5 W
E
0.5 W

The figure shows a circuit containing two

resistors and a battery.

What is the energy dissipated per second in the

resistors 4 and 8 ?
A
6J
B
3J
C
1.0 J
D 0.5 J
E
0.1 J

Base on the figure above,what is the energy

dissipated in the resistor 8 in 25 second?
A
360 J
B 288 J
C
72 J
D 36 J
E 18 J

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The figure shows a circuit.

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An electric heater marked 240V , 2.3 kW .

With fuse is most suitable to connect series to
the heater?
A 5A
B 7A
C 8A
D 10 A
D 13 A

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A television is labelled 250 W , 240 V is used 5

hours per day in one month.
If the cost of electricity is 24 sen per unit , what
is the cost of operating the appliance in the
month of June?
A RM5.00
B RM6.00
C RM8.00
D RM9.00
E RM12.00

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The table shows the electrical energy

consumption tariff.
Electrical units Cost per unit (sen)
First 200 units
22
Second 500 units
25
Calculate the cost in RM of using a 1.5 kW
refrigerator for 360 hours.
A 84.00
B 90.00
C 118.80
D 129.00
E 135.00
The table above shows the electricity tariffs for
domestic use. The reading of an electricity
meter reading in a house in the month of August
is 6020 and in the month of September is 7450.
Energy consumption Rate(sen/unit)
First 100 units
20 sen
Next 900 units
25 sen
Over 1000 units
30 sen
What is the cost of electricity is used in the
house ?
A RM420
B RM374
C RM228
D RM168
E RM 76
A fluorescent lamp with a power rating of 40 W
produce 36 W of light energy.
What is the efficiency of the lamp?
A 4%
B 72%
C 76%
D 85%
D 90%
An electric motor is used to lift a load of mass
50 kg to a height 2 m in 10 s. The supply
voltage is 25 V and the flow of current in the
motor is 5.0 A .What is efficiency of the motor
A 60%
B 75%
C 80%
D 85%
D 90%

Based on the circuit above , what is the reading

of the ammeter when the switch is closed?
A
C
E
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1A
5A
12 A

B
D

The kilowatt - hour is a unit of

A charge
B
C power
D

4A
9A

energy
voltage

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A 2 kW electric fire is used for hours. How long

will it take a 100 W electric light bulb to use the
same amount of energy?
A 20 hours
B 50 hours
C 100 hours
D 200 hours
E 400 hours

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Four electrical appliances are left switched on

for different times.
In which appliance is the greatest amount of
energy converted?
Appliance
Time
A 3 kW water heater
0.5 hour
B 1.5 kW hot-plate
1.5 hours
C 1 kW fan
3 hours
D 750 W electric iron
1 hour

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Why is a fuse used in electrical appliance?

A To earth the appliance
B To protect the appliance and its cable
C To change the efficiency of the appliance
D To change the current rating of the
appliance

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20

The fuse rating for a fuse used in the plug of an

electrical heater should be
A much less than the normal heater current
B just less than the normal heater current
C exactly equal to the normal heater current
D just greater than the normal heater current

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