plumiElectrical energy and power: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Electrical energy and power (specification points 10.22–10.32), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 25 questions on Electrical energy and power, as a list
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(b) (2 marks): The mains supply to the television is 230 V. The current supplied to the television is 0.53 A. Calculate the power input to the television. Use the equation P =
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q2(d) (2 marks): Figure 2 shows two pieces of electrical cable side by side. copper wires cable 1 insulation cable 2 Figure 2 Cable 1 is used to supply electric current to the t
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a)(iii) (3 marks): The voltage across a different lamp is 4.5 V. The current in this lamp is 0.40 A. Calculate the energy transferred to the lamp in 5 minutes. Use the equation E
- June 2025, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(b) (2 marks): The mains supply to the television is 230 V. The current supplied to the television is 0.53 A. Calculate the power input to the television. Use the equation P =
- June 2024, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(c) (2 marks): An electric fire is connected to a 230 V mains supply. A current of 9.0 A is supplied to the fire. Calculate the power supplied to the fire. Use the equation po
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(b)(i) (3 marks): Comment on this claim. Use this equation to support your answer E t = I× V (3)
- June 2023, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c)(ii) (2 marks): The voltage across the lamp is 6.0 V. The current in the lamp is 0.46 A. Calculate the energy transferred to the lamp in one minute. Use the equation energy tra
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the power supplied to the lamp. (2) power = W
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b) (3 marks): The 230 V mains supply transfers 9000 J of energy to the pump motor in 1 minute. Calculate the current in the pump motor. Use the equation E I = × V t (3) curre
- June 2022, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the power supplied to the lamp. (2) power = W
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a)(ii) (2 marks): The technician tests a headlamp. The current in the headlamp is 4.8 A when connected to the 12 V battery. Calculate the power supplied to the headlamp. (2) powe
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a)(iii) (2 marks): The technician tests an interior light. The current in the interior light is 600 mA when connected to the 12 V battery. Calculate the energy transferred to the
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(b)(iv) (2 marks): Explain why the wires to the battery in a car are thicker than the wires that connect each device to its switch and its fuse. (2)
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(a)(i) (2 marks): An electric kettle is used to boil some water. The mains supply voltage is 230 V. The power supplied to the kettle is 1.9 kW. Calculate the current in the kettl
- November 2021, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(a)(ii) (2 marks): A coffee machine takes 120 s to heat some water. Mains supply voltage = 230 V Current in this coffee machine = 7.4 A Calculate the energy transferred to the cof
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(b)(ii) (2 marks): Calculate the total power dissipated when there is a current of 0.20 A in the two resistors. Use the equation P = I2×R (2) power produced W
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(iii) (2 marks): Calculate the power in resistor X when the voltage across X is 2.1 V and the current in resistor X is 0.041 A. (2) power = W
- November 2020, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(v) (2 marks): The current in the circuit is 0.041 A. The voltage across the battery is 3.0 V. Calculate the energy transferred in 2 minutes. Use the equation E = I×V ×t (2) e
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q6(a)(i) (3 marks): The current in the element of the immersion heater is 14 A. The power of the immersion heater is 130 W. Calculate the resistance of the immersion heater. Give y
- June 2019, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q6(c) (6 marks): Figure 10 shows a battery connected to a filament lamp. Figure 10 Explain, in terms of the movement of charged particles, how energy is transferred from the bat
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(a)(iii) (2 marks): Calculate the total energy transferred by the 6.0 V power supply when a charge of 42 C flows through the resistor. (2) energy = J
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q5(b) (2 marks): The resistor becomes warm while there is a current in it. Explain why the resistor becomes warm. (2)
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Higher, Q6(a)(ii) (4 marks): The power output of each lamp is 0.75 W Calculate the resistance of each lamp. (4) resistance = Ω
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(i) (2 marks): Calculate the power of the lamp. Use the equation P = I × V (2) power of the lamp = W
- June 2018, Physics Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b)(ii) (2 marks): The potential difference is changed to 0.30 V. The current in the lamp is now 0.13 A. The lamp is switched on for 35 s. Calculate the energy that is transferred
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