Uses of an oscilloscope
4.6What the syllabus asks of you
- Describe the use of an oscilloscope to display waveforms (the structure of an oscilloscope is not required)
- Describe how to measure p.d. and short intervals of time with an oscilloscope using the Y-gain and timebase
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Chapter 4: Uses of an oscilloscope
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1Oct / Nov 2023 · Paper 12 · Q38Show mark scheme →
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B
C
D
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2May / June 2023 · Paper 11 · Q33Show mark scheme →
A2.0 V
B4.0 V
C8.0 V
D12 V
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3Oct / Nov 2022 · Paper 11 · Q35Show mark scheme →
A20 Hz
B50 Hz
C60 Hz
D150 Hz
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4Oct / Nov 2021 · Paper 11 · Q36Show mark scheme →
A170 Hz
B330 Hz
C1700 Hz
D3300 Hz
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5Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 12 · Q37Show mark scheme →
Aa.c., 3
Ba.c., 6
Cd.c., 3
Dd.c., 6
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6Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 11 · Q39Show mark scheme →
Av = 2, f = 50
Bv = 2, f = 100
Cv = 4, f = 50
Dv = 4, f = 100
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7Oct / Nov 2018 · Paper 12 · Q36Show mark scheme →
Adot near top of screen
Bdot near right of screen
Cvertical line
Dhorizontal line
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8May / June 2018 · Paper 12 · Q39Show mark scheme →
A[diagram: oscilloscope trace showing a dot displaced 3 divisions above centre]
B[diagram: oscilloscope trace showing a vertical line at the right edge]
C[diagram: oscilloscope trace showing a horizontal line 3 divisions above centre]
D[diagram: oscilloscope trace showing a diagonal line from bottom-left to top-right]
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