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Potential difference and power

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6 past-paper questions on Potential difference and power

  • 9702/22 · May/June 20242 marks

    The potential difference between the ground and the atmosphere is 3.0 × 10^7 V. Calculate the average power, in GW, transferred…

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  • 9702/41 · May/June 20242 marks

    The load resistor R has a resistance of 370 Ω. Show that the maximum power dissipated in R is 0.22 W.

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  • 9702/22 · October/November 20242 marks

    Calculate the power dissipated in component X.

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  • 9702/23 · May/June 20252 marks

    Show that the power P developed by the engine in overcoming the total resistive force is given by the equation P = Fv.

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  • 9702/23 · October/November 20242 marks

    Explain, without calculation, how the power dissipated in the wire changes as the temperature of the thermistor is increased.

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  • 9702/23 · May/June 20252 marks

    Use the information in (b)(i) to determine the power developed by the engine to move the car up the slope.

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