
Calculate the resistance of a light bulb that draws a current of from a power supply.

Important Questions on Electric Current, Potential Difference and Resistance
A car battery can supply a current of for hours. Calculate how many joules of energy the battery transfers in this time.

A lamp is operated for . The current in the lamp is . In this time, it transfers of energy to the lamp. Calculate:
(a) How much charge flows through the lamp.

A lamp is operated for . The current in the lamp is . In this time, it transfers of energy to the lamp. Calculate:
(b) How much energy each coulomb of charge transfers to the lamp

A lamp is operated for . The current in the lamp is . In this time, it transfers of energy to the lamp. Calculate:
(c) The p.d. across the lamp.

A small immersion heater is connected to a power supply of e.m.f. of for a time of . The output power of the heater is . What charge passes through the heater?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Which statement defines e.m.f.?
(A) The e.m.f. of a source is the energy transferred when charge is driven through a resistor.
(B) The e.m.f. of a source is the energy transferred when charge is driven round a complete circuit.
(C) The e.m.f. of a source is the energy transferred when unit charge is driven round a complete circuit.
(D) The e.m.f. of a source is the energy transferred when unit charge is driven through a resistor.


