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GCSE (9–1) Physics B
(Twenty First Century Science)
J259/01 Breadth in physics (Foundation Tier)
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
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1 A student builds a circuit with two lamps connected in parallel.
3V
3V
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(a)
(i) What feature of the circuit makes it a parallel circuit?
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It has a 3 V cell.
It has branches.
It has two identical lamps.
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(ii) A third lamp is now connected in parallel.
What happens to the brightness of the original lamps?
Tick (3) one box.
Lamps get brighter.
Lamps get dimmer.
Lamps stay the same brightness.
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(b) The student now uses the same equipment to build a circuit with all three lamps in series.
Which circuit diagram shows this circuit?
Tick (3) one box.
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(c) The student then uses some resistors to control the brightness of the lamps.
Draw a line from each circuit symbol to the type of resistor it represents.
Circuit symbol Type of resistor
Light dependent resistor
Thermistor
Variable resistor
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