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CSEC Physics · May/June 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(ii)

Figure 2 shows a 12 V battery of negligible internal resistance connected to an arrangement of resistors. Resistors R₁, R₂, R₃, and R₄ each have a resistance of 3Ω.

Calculate the current drawn from the 12V battery.

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  1. 5(a)Describe an experiment that can be used to determine the resistance of a metallic conductor.[6 marks]
  2. 5(b)(i)Calculate the total resistance in the circuit.[3 marks]
  3. 5(b)(iii)Calculate the voltage across R₂.[3 marks]

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