Note AcademyNote Academy

Physics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2018 · Paper 11 · Question 33

9702Kirchhoff’s laws

The sum of the electrical currents into a point in a circuit is equal to the sum of the currents out of the point. Which statement is correct?

  1. AThis is Kirchhoff's first law, which results from the conservation of charge.
  2. BThis is Kirchhoff's first law, which results from the conservation of energy.
  3. CThis is Kirchhoff's second law, which results from the conservation of charge.
  4. DThis is Kirchhoff's second law, which results from the conservation of energy.

As printed in the paper

Show the answer

Correct answer: A. This is Kirchhoff's first law, which results from the conservation of charge.

Make a free account to save your answers and see your weak topics and ask the AI why a wrong answer is wrong.