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Potential difference and power
6 past-paper questions on Potential difference and power
The potential difference between the ground and the atmosphere is 3.0 × 10^7 V. Calculate the average power, in GW, transferred…
Practise the full question →The load resistor R has a resistance of 370 Ω. Show that the maximum power dissipated in R is 0.22 W.
Practise the full question →Calculate the power dissipated in component X.
Practise the full question →Show that the power P developed by the engine in overcoming the total resistive force is given by the equation P = Fv.
Practise the full question →Explain, without calculation, how the power dissipated in the wire changes as the temperature of the thermistor is increased.
Practise the full question →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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