Quelpr
4 marksElectrical Circuits

CAPE Physics Unit 2 · 2010 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Electric circuits and network analysis.

State Kirchhoff's two laws for electrical circuits and give the physical principle that each law is based on.

The mark scheme is shown once you've answered.

Practise this question

Other parts of this question

  1. 4(b)Distinguish between the 'e.m.f.' and the 'terminal p.d.' of a cell.[2 marks]
  2. 4(c)(i)Calculate the current flowing through the 12 V battery.[3 marks]
  3. 4(c)(ii)Points a and b are connected by a wire of negligible resistance. Calculate the new value for the current that will flow through the 12 V battery.[6 marks]

More practice: the rest of this paper · more Electrical Circuits questions · all CAPE Physics Unit 2 past papers