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What is the voltage across the 3.0kΩ resistor in Figure when the light intensity is 10 lux?

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Important Questions on Practical Circuits

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The circuit shown in Figure produces a decreasing output voltage when the light intensity increases. How can the circuit be altered to produce an increasing output voltage as the light intensity increases?

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An LDR used as a sensor.

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Explain how a thermistor can be used as a transducer.
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State two similarities between an LDR and a thermistor.
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Design a circuit using the thermistor in Figure that uses a cell of 10 V and produces an output voltage of 5 V at 50°C. Explain whether the voltage output of your circuit increases or decreases as the temperature rises.

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Variation of resistance with temperature.

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To make a potentiometer, a driver cell of e.m.f. 4.0 V is connected across a 1.00 m length of resistance wire.

(a) What is the potential difference across each 1 cm length of the wire? What length of wire has a p.d. of 1.0 V across it?

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To make a potentiometer, a driver cell of e.m.f. 4.0 V is connected across a 1.00 m length of resistance wire.

(b) A cell of unknown e.m.f. E is connected to the potentiometer and the balance point is found at a distance of 37.0 cm from the end of the wire to which the galvanometer is connected. Estimate the value of E. Explain why this can only be an estimate.

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To make a potentiometer, a driver cell of e.m.f. 4.0 V is connected across a 1.00 m length of resistance wire.

(c) A standard cell of e.m.f. 1.230 V gives a balance length of 31.2 cm. Use this value to obtain a more accurate value for E.

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A resistor of resistance 6.0Ω and a second resistor of resistance 3.0Ω are connected in parallel across a battery of e.m.f. 4.5 V and internal resistance 0.50Ω. What is the current in the battery?

(A) 0.47 A

(B) 1.8 A

(C) 3.0 A

(D) 11 A