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ZIMSEC A-Level Physics

4.2D.C. Circuits

D.C. Circuits in ZIMSEC A-Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Form 5.

Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.2.1Understand and apply: E.m.f., internal resistance and circuit symbols.
  2. 4.2.2Understand and apply: Kirchhoff's laws and resistors in series and parallel.
  3. 4.2.3Understand and apply: solving circuits with Kirchhoff's laws.
  4. 4.2.4Understand and apply: potential dividers and sensor circuits.
  5. 4.2.5Understand and apply: the potentiometer and null methods.

Lessons

  • E.m.f., internal resistance and circuit symbols

    45 min

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  • Kirchhoff's laws and resistors in series and parallel

    40 min

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  • Potential dividers and sensor circuits

    40 min

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  • Solving circuits with Kirchhoff's laws

    45 min

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  • The potentiometer and null methods

    40 min

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D.C. Circuits: sample question

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A battery of e.m.f. 9.0 V9.0\ \text{V} and internal resistance 1.5 Ω1.5\ \Omega is connected to a 6.0 Ω6.0\ \Omega resistor. What is the p.d. across the resistor?

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