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Edexcel International A Level Physics past-paper questions on 2.4.3.1 Potential along a wire and potential dividers, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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Q16(c)
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All 9 questions on Potential along a wire and potential dividers, as a list
- June 2025, AS Unit 2, Q16(c) (2 marks): The student makes the following prediction. If I switch the positions of the 100 Ω resistor and the 200 Ω resistor, then the reading on the voltmeter will incre
- October 2024, AS Unit 2, Q19(e) (4 marks): The electrical circuit shown includes four resistors, A, B, C and D, which apply a p.d. between adjacent metal plates. metal plate photocathode vacuum A B C D E
- January 2024, AS Unit 2, Q6 (1 mark): A uniform wire is attached to a metre rule. The wire is connected in a circuit as shown. d V metre rule The distance d between the connections to the voltmeter
- October 2023, AS Unit 2, Q13(b)(ii) (1 mark): The connection to the right-hand terminal of the voltmeter was moved to a distance of 3.0 cm from the left-hand side of the resistivity paper. Determine the rea
- June 2023, AS Unit 2, Q4 (1 mark): The current in a length of uniform wire is constant. Which of the following graphs shows how the potential difference (p.d.) across the wire varies with the len
- June 2022, AS Unit 2, Q8 (1 mark): A battery is connected to identical, uniform, nichrome wires, PQ and RS. A voltmeter is connected to the wires as shown. The battery has negligible internal res
- October 2021, AS Unit 2, Q8 (1 mark): A current-carrying wire AB of length x and uniform diameter is connected in a circuit as shown. x A B S y V R1 R2 The slider S is moved along the wire until the
- October 2020, AS Unit 2, Q12(a) (2 marks): Calculate a value for the voltmeter reading. (2) Voltmeter reading =
- October 2020, AS Unit 2, Q12(b) (4 marks): The student sets up the circuit and observes that the reading on the voltmeter is lower than the value calculated in (a). Explain two reasons for the lower volt
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