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Current Electricity · CSEC Physics

5 past-paper questions on Current Electricity, part of Electricity and Magnetism, from every CSEC Physics paper on Quelpr.

  1. 3(a)(i)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1993 · Paper 2Explain why no current flows when someone touches just ONE terminal of a 12 V car battery.
  2. 2(b)(ii)1 mark· CSEC Physics · 1998 · Paper 2Identify what kind of charge actually moves in the wire.
  3. 3(a)(i)2 marks· Physics Q3 3(a)(i)How does the flow of the current within the simple cell differ from that in a copper wire?
  4. 5(a)(i)4 marks· Physics Q5 5(a)(i)How does the electric current in a metal differ from that in an electrolyte? Compare EACH with 'conventional current'.
  5. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· Physics Q5 5(a)(ii)State which of these two media (metal and electrolyte) has similar current flow to that in a semiconductor. Give a reason for your answer.