Circuit diagrams and circuit components
4.3.1What the syllabus asks of you
- Draw and interpret circuit diagrams with cells, batteries, power supplies, generators, oscilloscopes, potential dividers, switches, resistors (fixed and variable), heaters, thermistors (NTC only), light- dependent resistors (LDRs), lamps, motors, ammeters, voltmeters, magnetising coils, transformers, fuses, relays, diodes and light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and know how these components behave in the circuit
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Chapter 4: Circuit diagrams and circuit components
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1Oct / Nov 2024 · Paper 12 · Q31Show mark scheme →
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2May / June 2024 · Paper 11 · Q31Show mark scheme →
Acircuit diagram A
Bcircuit diagram B
Ccircuit diagram C
Dcircuit diagram D
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3Oct / Nov 2023 · Paper 11 · Q25Show mark scheme →
Achanging the supply to a 12 V battery
Binserting a fuse
Creversing the battery connections
Dreversing the connections to the lamp
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4Oct / Nov 2021 · Paper 12 · Q32Also set in Oct / Nov 2021 Paper 11Show mark scheme →
ACircuit A: ammeter in series with fixed resistor, voltmeter in parallel with fixed resistor
BCircuit B: ammeter in series with fixed resistor, voltmeter in parallel with variable resistor
CCircuit C: ammeter in series with fixed resistor, voltmeter in parallel with variable resistor
DCircuit D: ammeter in parallel with fixed resistor, voltmeter in parallel with fixed resistor
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5Oct / Nov 2021 · Paper 12 · Q36Show mark scheme →
AThe LED does not light.
BThe LED flashes on twice each second and off twice each second.
CThe LED flashes on four times each second and off four times each second.
DThe LED stays on all the time.
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6Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 11 · Q33Show mark scheme →
ATrace A
BTrace B
CTrace C
DTrace D
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7Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 12 · Q32Show mark scheme →
Acell symbol
Bvoltmeter symbol
Ca.c. source symbol
Dbattery symbol
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8May / June 2019 · Paper 11 · Q34Show mark scheme →
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DD
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9May / June 2019 · Paper 12 · Q39Also set in May / June 2019 Paper 11Show mark scheme →
Acircuit A
Bcircuit B
Ccircuit C
Dcircuit D
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10May / June 2018 · Paper 12 · Q37Show mark scheme →
Adiode symbol with light arrows
Bresistor symbol with diagonal line
Cresistor symbol with arrow
Dresistor symbol with light arrows
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11Oct / Nov 2017 · Paper 11 · Q30Show mark scheme →
ADiagram A: voltmeter in series with ammeter and lamp
BDiagram B: voltmeter in parallel with lamp, ammeter in series
CDiagram C: ammeter in parallel with lamp, voltmeter in series
DDiagram D: ammeter and voltmeter in parallel branches
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12Oct / Nov 2017 · Paper 11 · Q36Show mark scheme →
Atowards the left only
Btowards the right only
Ctowards the left or towards the right
Dthere is no current in the LED
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13Oct / Nov 2016 · Paper 11 · Q37Show mark scheme →
A4.73 Ω
B473 Ω
C4700 Ω
D47 000 Ω
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14Oct / Nov 2016 · Paper 12 · Q33Show mark scheme →
Ain parallel / in parallel
Bin parallel / in series
Cin series / in parallel
Din series / in series
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15May / June 2016 · Paper 11 · Q36Show mark scheme →
A[diode symbol]
B[lamp symbol]
C[battery symbol]
D[thermistor symbol]
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16May / June 2016 · Paper 12 · Q28Show mark scheme →
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D
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